Bovine Tuberculosis: The Emergence of a New Wildlife Maintenance Host in Ireland

Despite advances in herd management, tuberculosis (TB) continues to affect ~0. 5% of Ireland's national cattle herd annually. It is clear that any “final” eradication of TB in cattle will need to address all TB maintenance hosts in the same environment. In Ireland and the UK, European Badgers (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David J. Kelly, Enda Mullen, Margaret Good
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
TB
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.632525/full