Bovine TB in the pilot badger cull zone in Gloucestershire
- Autores: Roger Blowey, Carl Gray, James Griffiths, Jan Rowe
- Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 10, 2015, págs. 260-260
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Roger Blowey and colleagues write: We are grateful for the comments of Allen and others, and Woodroffe, in response to our letter to Veterinary Record (VR, February 21, 2015, vol 176, p 2018) and we would agree that all data should be carefully assessed.
We are therefore disappointed that Allen and others were so selective in their choice of quotes and use of TB incidence data (Table 1). While it is true that in one newspaper interview I (RB) did state that I could not see any other factor that had changed, my main response to all media was that I agreed that our small data set was certainly not certain proof that the cull was working. This was broadcast on numerous occasions. We are also disappointed that Allen and others chose to be selective in their quote from our letter, namely that ‘We would therefore like to allay the fears of those who allege that the current cull will lead to an increase in bovine TB’. By omitting the next sentence, ‘The results so far suggest entirely the opposite,’ they have altered the very cautious approach that we were attempting to provide. They also did not refer to our notes of the source of the material, nor to the very cautious sentence ‘We are fully aware that we have looked at only a short time period, and that disease levels will fluctuate.’
