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Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of cattle. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) which can also infect and cause disease in many other mammals including humans, deer, goats, pigs, cats, dogs and badgers.
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- Advice on badgers
- Advice on other Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) controls
- Alternative control herds
- Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme
- Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in pets
- Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) reactor animals
- Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) testing
- Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland
- Bovine Tuberculosis research
- Common misconceptions about Bovine Tuberculosis (TB)
- Compensation for reactor animals
- Expression of Interest – Delivering a badger cull within selected Intervention areas of Northern Ireland
- Health risks from Bovine Tuberculosis (TB)
- Movement restrictions due to Bovine Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tuberculosis statistics in Northern Ireland
- What is DAERA doing about TB?
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