BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Badger Cull Numbers Released 18Dec15

Defra has revealed that nearly 1500 badgers were shot in this year's badger cull, which is part of the government's strategy to eradicate bovine TB. Targets were met in the three areas where the cull took place - parts of Somerset, Gloucestershire, and for the first time this year, Dorset. The Badger Trust, which campaigns against the cull, says there's still no evidence that the policy is reducing TB in cattle. But the NFU say they have anecdotal evidence that rates are improving.

Dominic Dyer: Chief Executive of the Badger Trust & policy adviser for Care for the Wild/Born Free Foundation

Catherine McLaughlin: NFU animal health & welfare adviser