BSE: Cattle Disposal Schemes
- Review of the OTM rule
- Legislation
- Questions
- Guidance for OTM Abattoir Approval
- Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS)
- Rate of payment (link to RPA website)
Replacement of the OTM rule
Following the advice from the Food Standards Agency that it would be acceptable on health grounds to replace the rule with BSE testing of OTM cattle born after July 1996, on 15 September 2005 Ministers announced that the OTM rule would be replaced. Subsequently, on 7 November 2005 a system of BSE testing for OTM cattle was introduced. Cattle born or reared in the UK before 1 August 1996 remain excluded from the food chain.
Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS)
The OCDS is an exceptional market support measure providing for disposal of, and compensation for, cattle born or reared in the UK before August 1996. It replaced the Over Thirty Month Scheme on 23 January 2006. Further information on the Scheme is available.
Number of animals slaughtered
The latest statistics for this scheme are available.
Page last reviewed:
10 September, 2006
Page last modified: 19 December, 2006