Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered am ar 27 Chwefror 2024.
Lord Krebs
Crossbench
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their target for the number of badgers to be vaccinated against bovine tuberculosis in England in 2024.
Lord Douglas-Miller
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
There is no specific target number for badger vaccination in 2024. In 2023, just over 3,000 badgers were vaccinated in England. This was the highest annual number vaccinated since the vaccine was authorised in 2010. Whilst we expect numbers to increase this year, the absolute number vaccinated will depend on which areas are targeted and factors such as weather and annual changes in badger populations.
Yes1 person thinks so
No3 people think not
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