Cattle TB vaccine a decade away, say Euro chiefs

A vaccine for cattle to tackle the spread of bovine TB in Gloucestershire will not be available for at least another decade according to officials in Brussels.

Opponents of a planned badger cull to combat the disease have argued for the use of vaccination as an alternative.

But while EU officials have raised the possibility of lifting a ban on a cattle vaccine, they indicate it will not happen within the next 10 years.