Scientific study by DEFRA discovers close confinement of cattle in modern farming practices is a major cause of spreading bTB
How is bovine TB spread?
There is still some uncertainty surrounding bTB and the way it is transmitted though it is spread primarily through the exchange of respiratory secretions between infected and uninfected animals. This transmission usually happens when animals are in close contact with each other. Bacteria released into the air through coughing and sneezing are inhaled by uninfected animals and the disease is able to spread.
Cattle to cattle transmission is a serious cause of disease spread which is substantiated by scientific evidence.
The evidence for a link between bTB in badgers and bTB in cattle was reviewed in 1997 by the Independent Scientific Review Group, led by Professor John Krebs.
Information leaflet: Understanding the risk of bovine tuberculosis to cattle from wildlife (PDF)
The disease may also be spread by contaminated equipment, feedstuffs and slurry.
Government Department complicit in overpaying farmers for bTB compensation.
tFACT: Cattle in the Isle of Man suffer from bTB.
There are not, and never have been, any badgers in the Isle of Man.
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