Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40171

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025

Question

Alberto Costa

ConservativeSouth Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to offer farmers badger vaccination in 2025 to tackle bTB in wildlife populations.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Badger vaccination is proven to significantly reduce the risk of infection and spread of disease within badger populations. The Government is committed to strengthening the evidence on how badger vaccination reduces TB in cattle. We know this is crucial f...

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