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Cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine TB
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
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This guide is for licensed operators in England. It tells you the best ways to:听
- cage-trap badgers to enable vaccination (under Licence CL48)听
- mark badgers after vaccinating them (under Licence CL49)听
- take and mark badgers to enable vaccination (under an individual licence听
You must:听
- hold valid licences issued by Defra and Natural England听听
- comply with all relevant licence conditions听听听
- carry out the licensed activities safely and humanely听
- get the landowner鈥檚 permission to access their land听
- comply with the conditions in the Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination of Badgers Against Tuberculosis) Order 2010
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Published 1 July 2021
Last updated 28 March 2024
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Updated the guidance and produced it in an accessible format. Removed the PDF version.
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Updated best practice guidance to clarify technical instruction for cage-trapping and marking badgers for bovine TB vaccination under licences CL48 and CL49.
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First published.