Dear Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

How many badgers were tested for TB in Oxfordshire in the badger cull 2020?

What were the results?

How many badgers were tested in the badger cull in 2020 (all areas)

What were the results?

Yours faithfully,

Emily Lawrence

SM-Defra-Helpline, Defra (MCU), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs



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Defra Information Rights Team,

Dear Emily Lawrence,

Thank you for your email which we received on the 19 February requesting
information.

We aim to answer your request no later than 22nd March, which is 20
working days from the date we received it. If we are unable to meet this
deadline we will contact you to explain the reason.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact us.

Yours sincerely

Marie Davies

Information Rights Team

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Defra Information Rights Team,

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Dear Emily Lawrence,

Please find attached the response to your request of 19th February for
information on Badger cull Oxfordshire.

Yours sincerely

Mark Shotton

Information Rights Team

[email address]