Herd Breakdown
When one or more reactors are found in a herd, this is known as a TB ‘incident’ or a herd ‘breakdown’. Animal Health will aim to remove your reactor animals as quickly as possible to help control the disease and help your herd regain its TB free status.
Your herd will have been put under restriction for one of the following reasons:
- At least one animal in your herd has failed the tuberculin skin test or any other diagnostic, test for bovine TB (see ‘What is a reactor?’)
- An animal from your herd has been reported as having suspect bovine TB after it was slaughtered;
- Inconclusive reactors have been found in your herd and bovine TB
was confirmed on your holding within the last three years;
- An animal from your herd has tested positive after being moved to another herd and it has not been possible to rule out the risk that the infection may have come from your herd.
Please note the following important points.
- You must not move cattle either onto or off the premises without a movement licence issued by your Animal Health Office.
- You must report all movements to the British Cattle Movement Service to meet the requirements of the Cattle Identification Regulations.
- You must ensure that milk from identified reactors does not enter the human food chain.
- Until movement restrictions are lifted you must not sell unpasteurised milk to consumers or for use in the manufacturing of unpasteurised milk products.
Find more information here
- What is a reactor
- What happens next
- On farm Isolation - Biosecurity
- Milk from reactor Cows
- Welfare
- Slaughter
- Cleansing and Disinfecting
- Compensation
- Restocking or Replacements