My hon. Friend is right to point that out. The life cycle of the badger is approximately four years and therefore vaccination to reduce the rate of infection is a slower method than controlled reduction by controlled shooting.
Bovine TB
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Spelman
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 July 2011.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Bovine TB.
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