Dairy
TB is not spread from badgers to cattle through direct contact - Study
Badgers prefer land more than 50m from cattle and TB is more than likely spread between the two species in...
Badgers
N.Ireland
Year 3 of North's badger TB project to begin in June/July
The third year of the badger Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Project is to begin in a 100km area...
Rural Life
Brian May's trust to challenge UK badger culling trials
Former guitarist with rock band Queen – Brian May – is to challenge the lawfulness of UK badger cull licences,...
Beef
Badger culling to begin again in Northern Ireland
Badger culling is to shortly begin in the second year of a test, vaccinate or remove (TVR) wildlife intervention research project,...
Dairy
Research confirms lack of direct contact between dairy cows and badgers
There is little evidence that badgers and dairy cows interact with each other directly, according to Dr Declan O’Mahony, from...
Environment
UK vets roll back on support of controlled shooting of badgers
The British Veterinary Authority (BVA) has said it can no longer support the continued use of controlled shooting of badgers as part...
Environment
Know what animal is most likely to visit your farm unannounced? And it's not a badger
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...
