Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end | TheBriefWire
Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end
Published 9 June 2026 Ā· health
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038 Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038 Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a āgamechangingā part of a new strategy to drive eradication of the disease in England by 2038.
In parallel, the last badger culls are expected to end by 2029, with vaccination of badgers expanded. More than 20,000 infected cattle are slaughtered each year, costing taxpayers Ā£100m and inflicting a heavy toll on affected farmersā livelihoods and mental health.
Mass culling of badgers began in 2013 and has killed about 250,000 animals, at a cost of about Ā£60m. Continue reading...
Published: June 10, 2026 ā¢ 4:31 AM IST Ā· Updated: June 10, 2026 ā¢ 5:09 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038 Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a āgamechangingā part of a new strategy to drive eradication of the disease in England by 2038. In parallel, the last badger culls are expected to end by 2029, with vaccination of badgers expanded.
More than 20,000 infected cattle are slaughtered each year, costing taxpayers Ā£100m and inflicting a heavy toll on affected farmersā livelihoods and mental health.
Mass culling of badgers began in 2013 and has killed about 250,000 animals, at a cost of about Ā£60m.
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