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Roger Tonkin[_2_] · 28-04-2013, 04:13 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
says...

They are known to carry Foot & Mouth disease, but
that's seldom
mentioned. It would be a tragic disaster if the campaign against
badgers were to prove ineffectual because other vectors for the
disease had been ignored and proved to be significant.

Are you implying here that badgers carry Foot & Mouth?
I've not seen any evidence (written ) on that!

There is a wide diversity of opinions over badgers and
bovine TB. Farmers are adamant that badgers are
responsible for the spread, and want a cull.

Others believe that modern farming methods make
animals weak and susceptible to such diseases. The
farmers are reluctant to accept that it is their
problem, caused by their methods and look on badgers
as a scapegoat.

They also quote data regarding foot & mouth being
found in badgers in ares where they were clear of the
disease before foot & mouth, but contracted it after
farms were restocked.

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales