Bovine TB: Badger carcases examined for TB (GB total): 1975-1998
| Year |
Number of carcases examined |
Number of carcases testing TB positive |
% of carcases testing TB positive |
| 1975 | 98 |
21 |
21.4% |
| 1976 | 202 |
32 |
15.8% |
| 1977 | 184 |
27 |
14.7% |
| 1978 | 221 |
18 |
8.1% |
| 1979 | 489 |
45 |
9.2% |
| 1980 | 513 |
44 |
8.6% |
| 1981 | 260 |
24 |
9.2% |
| 1982 | 691 |
72 |
10.4% |
| 1983 | 991 |
135 |
13.6% |
| 1984 | 1,263 |
181 |
14.3% |
| 1985 | 1,120 |
148 |
13.2% |
| 1986 | 784 |
125 |
15.9% |
| 1987 | 733 |
93 |
12.7% |
| 1988 | 778 |
212 |
27.2% |
| 1989 | 724 |
122 |
16.9% |
| 1990 | 809 |
154 |
19.0% |
| 1991 | 990 |
159 |
16.1% |
| 1992 | 1,054 |
210 |
19.9% |
| 1993 | 1,093 |
300 |
27.4% |
| 1994 | 1,681 |
381 |
22.7% |
| 1995 | 1,509 |
422 |
28.0% |
| 1996 | 1,910 |
479 |
25.1% |
| 1997 | 2,447 |
679 |
27.7% |
| 1998¹ | 967 |
224 |
23.2% |
| 1975-1998 |
21,511 |
4,307 |
20.0% |
Source: CVL'E' Wildlife Unit Badger Database.
1The 1998 data excludes badgers killed as part of the badger culling trial. The results of the TB tests on these badgers will not be released until the trial has finished. There were no badger removal operations in 1999.
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19 December 2005
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