Latest badger vaccination results 'encouraging', say researchers

But farming leaders urge caution and question size, scale and location of trial held in cull area.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
More than 260 badgers were vaccinated as part of the four-year study which was carried out across 12 farms in Cornwall
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More than 260 badgers were vaccinated as part of the four-year study which was carried out across 12 farms in Cornwall

Results from the latest badger vaccination trial have proved ‘encouraging' yet questions remain about costs and scale, say farming leaders. More than 260 badgers were vaccinated as part of the four-year...

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