Stepping up cattle testing would be far more effective in controlling bovine TB than shooting badgers, according to computer modelling.
In a region the size of a typical county, culling badgers would save 12 cows from TB, but more frequent testing would save 193, research suggests.
Factors such as bigger herds and keeping cattle inside for winter could explain the rise in TB in recent decades, say UK scientists.
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