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To cull or not to cull

Study of badgers, cows and TB shows culling is not a straightforward solution.

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  1. DonnellyC., et al. Nature, AOP Doi:10.1038/nature04454 (2005).

  2. WoodroffeR., et al. Journal of Applied Ecology, online early Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01144.x (2005).

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Simonite, T. To cull or not to cull. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news051212-7

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