Courtenay, Orin, Reilly, L. A., Keeling, Matthew James, Sweeney, F. P., Wellington, E. M. H. (Elizabeth M. H.), 1954-, Macdonald, David W. (David Whyte), Delahay, Richard J., Wilson, G. J. (Gavin J.) and Cheeseman, C. L.. (2007) Performance of an environmental test to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in badger social groups. Veterinary Record, The, Vol.161 . pp. 817-818. ISSN 0042-4900

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Abstract

A study by Courtenay and others (2006) demonstrated that the probability of detecting Mycobacterium bovis by PCR in soil samples from the spoil heaps of main badger setts correlated with the prevalence of excretion (infectiousness) of captured badgers belonging to the social group. It has been proposed that such a test could be used to target badger culling to setts containing infectious animals (Anon 2007). This short communication discusses the issues surrounding this concept, with the intention of dispelling any misconceptions among relevant stakeholders (farmers, policy makers and conservationists).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Mycobacterium bovis, Badgers -- Infections -- Diagnosis, Badgers -- Habitations
Journal or Publication Title:	Veterinary Record, The
Publisher:	BMJ Group
ISSN:	0042-4900
Date:	15 December 2007
Volume:	Vol.161
Page Range:	pp. 817-818
Identification Number:	10.1136/vr.161.24.817
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4413

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