Speakers:
Prof Christl Donnelly, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College London
Helen Jenkins, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College London
Dr Rosie Woodroffe, Senior Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
New research published in the journal PLoS ONE examines the long-term effects of badger culling and its effectiveness in reducing the transmission of cattle TB by wild badgers. Lead authors of the research presented their work and addressed some of these issues.