Control of bovine TB: preferences of farmers who have suffered a TB breakdown.

摘要

Cattle farmers in England, UK, whose herds had experienced a tuberculosis (TB) breakdown were surveyed concerning their views on different policy options for controlling bovine TB. On-farm personal interviews were conducted on 151 randomly selected farmers [date not given]. It was shown that vaccination of cattle was the most preferred strategy for controlling TB, followed by the current strategy of testing and destruction of positive animals and by proactive and reactive culling of badgers (Meles meles). The other strategies such as testing and destruction of positive cattle in compliance with biosecurity measures, badger vaccination in TB hotspots, vaccination of cattle on farms with TB, restriction of cattle movement between high- and low-risk areas and decentralization of TB control where the farmers were responsible for disease control together with badger protection, were the least favoured control strategies.