title: The effect of a badger removal programme on the incidence of tuberculosis in an Irish cattle population.
abstract: The risk of a confirmed tuberculous herd restriction was examined using a logistic model for herds involved in the East Offaly Badger Research Project, Ireland, from 1988-1995. Cattle herds present in the badger-removal area had a significantly lower proportion of new confirmed tuberculous herd restrictions compared with cattle from an area where no systematic badger removal was attempted.
authors.affiliation: Central Statistics Office, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Máirtín
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Eves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D002417:Cattle; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission