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[Luvachicken]

I'm pretty certain there are no badgers on Jersey and Guernsey, so what I would like to know is, if cows there get TB.

If the cows there do have TB then there is no need to cull the badgers, is there ?

 

Do cows in other countries, that don't have badgers, get TB ?

[Angie]

There are no badgers in Oman and yes there is TB amongst the cattle , but there again there is rabies too carried by wild dogs , foxes etc......and dessert creatures . Lots of nasties that bite too so not sure where or who the carriers are.There again TB is in the population so who knows !

[Goosey Lucy]

No badgers here - Isle of Man - but I've no idea about TB. I'll try to find out...

 

Interesting question

[Lavenders_Blue]

I'm fairly certain there is TB on the Isle of Man. How did it get there? Via infected cattle brought onto the island of course

 

Won't say any more on the subject I have very strong views and could fill a whole page with my rantings!

[Luvachicken]

I just think that badgers may not be the only cause of TB.

 

Plus the unnatural cull of badgers by our cars must have an impact on their numbers, I've seen more dead badgers in my life than I've ever seen living ones.

[Chicken shack]

Not sure if this is an urban mith or country side mith but I was told that some farmers kills badgers and then put them on the side of the raod to make it look like road kill.

[Luvachicken]

Not sure if this is an urban mith or country side mith but I was told that some farmers kills badgers and then put them on the side of the raod to make it look like road kill.

 

Awww, poor badgers.

[freddie]

We've got several badger setts very near us, to the point I have to be careful at night taking the dog out. They are big, and can be very aggressive. The dog would be killed, no doubt about it. We do have an awful lot of deer too.

We have many TB restricted herds around us.

[LottyJ1]

Bovine TB was initially spread to badgers by cows and they are now just carriers for the disease. Bovine TB is also spread cow to cow so anywhere with cows and imports and exports can get it.

 

I just wish they would tell us more about the vaccine they are working on as that would be the best solution.

[Luvachicken]

We've got several badger setts very near us, to the point I have to be careful at night taking the dog out. They are big, and can be very aggressive. The dog would be killed, no doubt about it. We do have an awful lot of deer too.

We have many TB restricted herds around us.

 

Wow, I didn't know they were that viscious.

I always thought they looked quite cute.......

[Lewis]

I don't know a lot about the subject and I'm still not sure which side of the fence I sit on with the badger culling plans as I can see both points of view, but I would think they cows on Jersey and Guernsey could get TB yes.

I think you may be over simplifying it, its not just badgers which can be infected with TB - other mammals like dogs, cats and pigs can be so thats how cows on the islands could have become infected.

 

Just because some cows on the islands have it doesn't mean they all will - if you say there's no need to cull the badgers because TB is already there, that would put the entire cattle population at risk?

 

If (for example) there were a few cows with TB and the badger population was proven to be spreading it across the island.

TB infected badgers were culled to make the badger population healthier and in turn it prevented further spread of the disease, the cows at risk would no longer become infected and so TB could be eradicated from the islands?

[Luvachicken]

I don't know a lot about the subject and I'm still not sure which side of the fence I sit on with the badger culling plans as I can see both points of view, but I would think they cows on Jersey and Guernsey could get TB yes.

I think you may be over simplifying it, its not just badgers which can be infected with TB - other mammals like dogs, cats and pigs can be so thats how cows on the islands could have become infected.

 

Just because some cows on the islands have it doesn't mean they all will - if you say there's no need to cull the badgers because TB is already there, that would put the entire cattle population at risk?

 

If (for example) there were a few cows with TB and the badger population was proven to be spreading it across the island.

TB infected badgers were culled to make the badger population healthier and in turn it prevented further spread of the disease, the cows at risk would no longer become infected and so TB could be eradicated from the islands?

 

 

I kind of get what you're saying, but if the other animals you say spread TB, then even if you killed all the badgers the cows would still get TB from them ?