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Goats: TSE surveillance statistics

Statistics on the active and passive surveillance of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in goats in Great Britain.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 6 October 2015
• Last updated: 17 July 2025 — See all updates

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TSE surveillance statistics: goats

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Details

Cases of TSE disease found in goats from passive surveillance in Great Britain have been recorded since 1993. The UK started active surveillance in goats in January 2002.

In active surveillance, the number of sheep sampled in the testing programme has varied each year. It has always included:

• a sample of fallen goats over 18 months of age
• a sample of healthy slaughtered goats over 18 months of age (no longer in place)

Cases which have been identified from herds in the Compulsory Scrapie Flock Scheme (CSFS) are shown separately.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) attempts to trace all cases of scrapie back to their natal (birth) herd so that it can can confirm disease on the appropriate premises for control measures to be applied. In some cases this can take time. Where a final decision has not been made on where to confirm disease, the case is included in the number of pending cases.

At present no atypical cases of scrapie have been found in British goats.

The following reports are also available:

• Sheep and goats: scrapie disease surveillance
• Scrapie: TSE surveillance statistics

Published 6 October 2015

Last updated 17 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 17 July 2025

   Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

2. 11 June 2025

   Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

3. 22 May 2025

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4. 23 April 2025

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5. 1 April 2025

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6. 3 March 2025

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7. 16 January 2025

   Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

8. 31 December 2024

   Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

9. 5 December 2024

   Added the latest TSE surveillance statistics.

10. 25 October 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

11. 13 September 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

12. 22 August 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

13. 17 July 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

14. 17 June 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

15. 24 May 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

16. 16 April 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

17. 8 March 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

18. 29 February 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

19. 19 January 2024

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

20. 20 December 2023

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

21. 21 November 2023

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

22. 30 October 2023

    Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) surveillance statistics for goats have been updated.

23. 19 September 2023

    Added the latest TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

24. 22 August 2023

    Updated the attachment 'TSE surveillance statistics: goats'.

25. 13 July 2023

    Updated the attachment 'TSE surveillance statistics: goats'.

26. 12 June 2023

    Updated the attachment 'TSE surveillance statistics: goats'.

27. 17 May 2023

    Updated the attachment 'TSE surveillance statistics: goats'.

28. 5 April 2023

    Edited the attachment 'TSE surveillance statistics: goats'.

29. 17 March 2023

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats in Great Britain.

30. 10 February 2023

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats in Great Britain.

31. 25 January 2023

    Updated with the latest scrapie goat surveillance data.

32. 16 November 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats in Great Britain.

33. 13 October 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics: goats.

34. 20 September 2022

    Updated with latest scrapie goat surveillance report.

35. 5 August 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats in Great Britain.

36. 21 July 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats in Great Britain.

37. 21 June 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats in Great Britain.

38. 18 March 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats in Great Britain.

39. 11 February 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats in Great Britain.

40. 20 January 2022

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats in Great Britain.

41. 22 December 2021

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats in Great Britain.

42. 25 November 2021

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats each year in Great Britain.

43. 21 October 2021

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats each year in Great Britain.

44. 20 September 2021

    Updated the document TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

45. 20 August 2021

    Updated the TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats each year in Great Britain.

46. 19 July 2021

    We have added the updated TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in Goats, each year in Great Britain to include statistics for June.

47. 16 June 2021

    TSE surveillance statistics summary of the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in goats each year in Great Britain.

48. 17 May 2021

    Updated with April 2021 data.

49. 19 April 2021

    Updated the 2021 TSE surveillance statistics report for Goats.

50. 23 March 2021

    Attachment updated to include February 2021 data.

51. 24 February 2021

    Updated the goat TSE surveillance statistics.

52. 21 December 2020

    Updated the goat TSE surveillance statistics.

53. 20 November 2020

    Updated the goat TSE surveillance statistics.

54. 15 October 2020

    Updated the goat TSE surveillance statistics.

55. 2 September 2020

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics.

56. 21 August 2020

    Updated the goat TSE surveillance statistics.

57. 17 July 2020

    Updated TSE surveillance statistics for goats.

58. 12 June 2020

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics.

59. 15 May 2020

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics. Changed format to a spreadsheet.

60. 13 March 2020

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics for February 2020.

61. 11 February 2020

    Updated the goat TSE statistics for January 2020.

62. 22 January 2020

    Updated goat TSE statistics for December 2019

63. 20 December 2019

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics

64. 19 November 2019

    Updated goat: TSE surveillance statistics.

65. 17 October 2019

    Updated goat TSE surveillance statistics for September 2019.

66. 11 September 2019

    Published goat TSE statistics for August 2019

67. 20 August 2019

    Replacement document with July statistics uploaded.

68. 16 July 2019

    Stats available for June

69. 14 June 2019

    May 2019 statistics available

70. 14 May 2019

    Statistics updated

71. 15 April 2019

    Statistics updated

72. 7 March 2019

    Statistics for February 2019 added

73. 13 February 2019

    TSE surveillance statistics: goats updated

74. 18 January 2019

    Document updated

75. 11 December 2018

    Document updated

76. 14 November 2018

    TSE surveillance statistics: goats updated

77. 12 October 2018

    TSE surveillance statistics: goats updated

78. 10 September 2018

    Document updated

79. 15 August 2018

    Document Updated

80. 10 July 2018

    Document updated

81. 11 June 2018

    Goat document updated

82. 9 May 2018

    Document updated

83. 18 April 2018

    Document updated

84. 8 March 2018

    Document updated

85. 9 February 2018

    Updated document

86. 11 January 2018

    Updated document

87. 12 December 2017

    Updated document

88. 9 November 2017

    Document updated

89. 20 October 2017

    Updated document

90. 7 September 2017

    Updated document

91. 3 August 2017

    Updated document

92. 6 July 2017

    Document updated

93. 13 June 2017

    Document updated

94. 10 May 2017

    Document updated

95. 7 April 2017

    Goat document updated

96. 8 March 2017

    Updated goat document

97. 8 February 2017

    Document updated

98. 11 January 2017

    Document updated

99. 9 December 2016

    Goat document updated

100. 10 November 2016

     Goat document updated

101. 7 October 2016

     Goats document updated

102. 13 September 2016

     Goat document updated

103. 12 August 2016

     Goats document updated

104. 7 July 2016

     Document updated

105. 10 May 2016

     Goat document updated

106. 11 April 2016

     Document updated

107. 10 February 2016

     Goat document updated

108. 12 January 2016

     Document updated for December 2015

109. 8 December 2015

     Document updated for November 2015

110. 9 November 2015

     Updated document for October 2015

111. 6 October 2015

     Goat publication updated.

112. 6 October 2015

     First published.

113. 9 June 2015

     Document updated for May 2015

114. 5 March 2015

     Statistics updated as of Feb 28th

115. 1 October 2014

     AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).