Research and analysis

Goats: TSE surveillance statistics

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

Published 6 October 2015
Last updated 18 April 2018 — see all updates

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency

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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 European Union active surveillance programme started 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.

APHA attempt 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 18 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 18 April 2018 Document updated
2. 8 March 2018 Document updated
3. 9 February 2018 Updated document
4. 11 January 2018 Updated document
5. 12 December 2017 Updated document
6. 9 November 2017 Document updated
7. 20 October 2017 Updated document
8. 7 September 2017 Updated document
9. 3 August 2017 Updated document
10. 6 July 2017 Document updated
11. 13 June 2017 Document updated
12. 10 May 2017 Document updated
13. 7 April 2017 Goat document updated
14. 8 March 2017 Updated goat document
15. 8 February 2017 Document updated
16. 11 January 2017 Document updated
17. 9 December 2016 Goat document updated
18. 10 November 2016 Goat document updated
19. 7 October 2016 Goats document updated
20. 13 September 2016 Goat document updated
21. 12 August 2016 Goats document updated
22. 7 July 2016 Document updated
23. 10 May 2016 Goat document updated
24. 11 April 2016 Document updated
25. 10 February 2016 Goat document updated
26. 12 January 2016 Document updated for December 2015
27. 8 December 2015 Document updated for November 2015
28. 9 November 2015 Updated document for October 2015
29. 6 October 2015 Goat publication updated.
30. 6 October 2015 First published.
31. 9 June 2015 Document updated for May 2015
32. 5 March 2015 Statistics updated as of Feb 28th
33. 1 October 2014 AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).