Here, in the first of two investigations, we evaluate and extend the analyses of the
Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) to estimate the effectiveness of proactive badger …

Collisions between wildlife and aircraft, commonly referred to as wildlife strikes or bird
strikes, are rare events that pose considerable safety and economic risks to the aviation …

Government policy in England aims for the elimination of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). This
policy includes culling of European badger (Meles meles) to reduce cattle TB incidence. The …

Abstract Background Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) are increasing in significance in
veterinary medicine and public health settings, with wildlife playing a potentially crucial role …

This study investigated the genetics of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infectivity in Holstein-
Friesian dairy cows using British national data. The analyses included cows with recorded …

Re-evaluation of statistical analysis of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) by
Torgerson et al. 2024 was rebutted by Mills et al. 2024 Parts I and II. The rebuttal defended …

Background Risk compensation theory suggests that behaviours are modified in response to
interventions that remove risks by substituting them with other risky behaviours to maintain a …

I NOTE that Tom Langton concludes that '… any view that OTF-W [officially TB-free
withdrawn] change is linked to wildlife controls looks increasingly unlikely with the …

Extensive records are kept in the UK regarding large-scale farms, which include information
on farm sizes, locations, disease outbreaks, and the movement of animals. This data …