Posted on 08/22/2024 6:09:26 AM PDT by Red Badger
Queen guitarist Sir Brian May says new research shows cattle could be passing bovine tuberculosis (bTB) between themselves, and that badgers are not a significant factor in the spread of the disease.
Sir Brian, 77, helped conduct the research presented in a new BBC documentary, and says his campaigning against badger culling to tackle bTB "has become as important to me as music".
Cattle are regularly tested and destroyed if the disease is found, with more than 50,000 slaughtered in the UK between April last year and March this year.
A leading vet said Sir Brian's findings could not be viewed in isolation, while a farmer who has lost 500 of his herd to the disease said badgers "do contribute" to the bTB problem.
After the commissioned research which took more than 10 years, Sir Brian said he believes that improving farm hygiene could help to provide a solution to the problem of bTB.
"The spread of bTB is from cow to cow and it’s because of inefficient hygiene situations. Biosecurity in the old days meant keeping the badgers out but now means keeping the slurry away from the cows so they can’t infect each other," Sir Brian said.
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Um, no.
CC
Obviously. A Wolverine, Nit-Picking Lion, or Badger problem. Caused by The Other Ohio State.
Makes me want to go and drink a Boilermaker.
Probably because if you get a celebrity spokesman they can turn your boring cause into a cause célèbre.
You are correct. They are not related.
Not sure where I heard it, though.
There’s more than a passing resemblance between the two, it would be an easy mistake to make.
CC
Good point.
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