Specialist Advice (Regulatory and Commercial) on the Development of TB Vaccines

Bovine TB is one of GB's biggest endemic animal health issues, costing the taxpayer more than £100m a year. Over 28,000 cattle were slaughtered for TB control in England in 2015. Vaccination of either cattle or wildlife is an important long-term policy option for reducing the risk of bovine TB in England. As such, developing and licensing a cattle TB vaccine and an oral badger TB vaccine remains an important goal for the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra). MAFF/Defra have invested £35 mil...