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I have no experience in farming, although I do live in a mainly dairy farming area, but have always thought it rather short sighted to blame just one species for the whole TB thing. After all, when TB was previlant in humans, it was down to poor, damp and over populated living conditions. With modern intensive farming meaning cattle are housed in an artificial environment for the winter months, surely this must have an impact on the spread of such a disease.
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i have thought this for a number of years. I have also heard that the majority of mustelids (sp?) family carry TB
Despite farmers denying this, the animals are stressed they are milk producing machines. feeding cattle indoors encourages the badger in to feed urinate and defeacate in the barns. I have spoken to farmers about trying to make the barns badger proof as best as possible, most are not interested.