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The associations between habitat and other factors that lead to the risk of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in diary cattle were examined in an unmatched case-control study. Data from 60 herds with recent history of bTB and 60 controls were analysed using logistic regression. The predictors included farmland habitat, topography, indices of badger density and herd size. Information-theoretic approaches were used to identify those predictor variables explaining the greatest variation in cattle herd bTB breakdowns. Reduced risk of bTB was associated with the management of farmland in ways favourable to wildlife conservation, as encouraged by recent (2005) European Common Agricultural Policy reforms. © 2006 The Royal Society.
Author(s): Mathews F, Lovett L, Rushton S, Macdonald DW
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Biology Letters
Year: 2006
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 271-274
ISSN (print): 1744-9561
ISSN (electronic): 1744-957X
Publisher: The Royal Society Publishing
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2006.0461
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0461
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