Bovine TB: Second Report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB
Contents
- Chairman's introduction
- Understanding the epidemiology of cattle TB
- Questionnaire-based epidemiological survey (TB99)
- The field trial
- Cattle pathogenesis and diagnosis
- The road traffic accident survey
- The wider research programme
- Data handling
- Other issues
- Communicating our approach
- Looking ahead
- Summary of the group's approach
Appendices
- Summary of field trial standard operating procedures
- Characteristics and operational data from triplets subject to initial proactive culling operations
- Pathogenesis and diagnosis of infections with M. bovis in cattle
- Economic studies to inform the ISG's work
- Possible action outside trial areas - advice to Ministers
- Summary of MAFF-funded TB research work
- Glossary of key terms
- Discussions with interested parties and participation in meetings and conferences
- Membership of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB
Copies of the report are also available from Defra publications.
On to Chapter 1 - Chairman's introduction
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12 August 2003
Page published: 5 February 2003