Claim: Official data shows that incidents of bovine TB increased dramatically in areas of Gloucestershire despite the badger cull.
Fact-check: Does badger culling work? - Full Fact
Verdict: the number of new tb incidents increased by 130% in one area of gloucestershire from 2017 to 2018. however, you cannot judge the effectiveness of badger culling based on a one-year change in one part of the country. wider evidence suggests the effect of culling on the spread of bovine tb is limited.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-09-23T00:00:00