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<p>Badgers culled under licence in Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013 and 2014 were
not routinely tested for tuberculosis (TB), since this research had already been carried
out under the Random Badger Cull Trial (RBCT).</p><p>However, testing of badgers between
1998 and 2005 via the Randomised Badger Culling Trial and Road Traffic Accident surveys
provided evidence of the typical prevalence of TB in badgers in areas of high incidence
of TB in cattle. TB was found in around one third of all badgers in these areas.</p><p>During
the culls, four badger carcasses were tested on occasion at the specific request of
landowners. The tests were carried out by independent veterinary surgeons. Of the
four carcasses, one carcass was confirmed to be infected with Bovine TB.</p><p> </p>
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