Bovine TB research and development

A joint study by the Universities of Surrey and Nottingham culturing M. bovis from road-killed badgers.

Research of various methods to detect the TB bacterium in badger faeces.

Bovine tuberculosis is one of the biggest challenges facing the UK cattle farming industry today.

Find out how M. bovis is so successful as a bacterium, and why bovine TB is so difficult to eradicate.

Access our interactive TB statistics dashboard to find out about the bovine TB situation in your local area.

TB Advantage is a genetic index published by AHDB to help dairy farmers breed cows with an improved resistance to bovine TB.