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Safely rehabilitating badgers to prevent bovine TB spread
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.k1978
Subject(s) - badger , bovine tuberculosis , environmental health , bovine spongiform encephalopathy , business , veterinary medicine , environmental protection , biology , medicine , geography , tuberculosis , mycobacterium bovis , ecology , pathology , disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , prion protein
When a badger is presented to a rescue centre, measures must be taken to ensure not only the safety of the wild animal, but also to prevent the risk of bovine TB spreading. Georgina Mills reports.