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Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB)

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  • Compensation value tables for cattle culled to control spread of bovine TB, brucellosis or enzootic bovine leukosis.

    • April 2024

      Compensation for Bovine TB, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis for…

    • March 2024

      Compensation for Bovine TB, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis for…

    • February 2024

      Compensation for Bovine TB, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis for…

    • January 2024

      Compensation payable during January 2024, in England, for a bovine animal…

    • December 2023

      Compensation payable during December 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

    • November 2023

      Compensation payable during November 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

    • October 2023

      Compensation payable during October 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

    • September 2023

      Compensation payable during September 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

    • August 2023

      Compensation payable during August 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

    • July 2023

      Compensation payable during July 2023, in England for a bovine animal…

  • Register of interests for the members of the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England.

  • Scientific evidence on bTB, the badger cull and hunts.

  • Bovine TB testing in cattle.

  • Number of badgers culled between 1975 and 1998 (inclusive).

  • Incidence of TB in cattle reactors in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

  • Legal costs around the 2 judicial reviews on the badger cull.

  • Costs of the 2013 badger cull with regard to bovine TB.

  • External legal costs associated with the badger culls.

  • Information about the badger culls of 2013 and 2014.

  • Use of the Chembio Inc. Dual Path Platform VetB (DPP) test on badgers (Meles meles).

  • Provision of cage traps for the 2014 badger cull.

  • Details of cattle compensation totals paid for the last 10 years.

  • The start and end dates of badger cull licences in 2014.

  • Organisations consulted when revising the Defra Best Practice Guidance and Training.

  • How much land was covered by the cull companies in each of the pilot areas and whether they covered the required 70%.

  • Dates that cage traps were loaned to the NFU in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

  • Use of shotguns in badger culls.

  • Recommendations of the IEP report, including the clarification Defra provided to the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

  • Advice provided as part of Defra's review of controlled shooting.