TB Compensation in Great Britain
England 
On 1 February 2006, Defra introduced a new cattle compensation scheme covering three notifiable diseases - bovine TB, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis. Under the new arrangements, compensation for commercial and pedigree cattle will be determined through table valuations. The same compensation system for BSE affected cattle also came into force on 1 March 2006.
The new scheme is fairer for both farmers and the taxpayer.
View Defra's compensation information.
Wales and Scotland 
The National Assembly is currently reviewing its compensation arrangements for bovine TB, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis and options under consideration include a table-based system which was introduced in Wales for BSE affected cattle on 14 June 2006.
The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department are not planning to change their system in the foreseeable future.
In the meantime Wales and Scotland are following the valuation system below. Unless herd owners chose to slaughter animals privately, the animals will be valued before they are slaughtered.
Herd owners can either: -
- agree to a value with an Animal Health representative based on market information;
- have a arbitrarily appointed valuer to carry out the valuation; or
- have a valuer nominated by President of the Royal institution of chartered Surveyors (RICS) or the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS).
In Scotland, the compensation legislation allows for two valuers to be appointed, one chosen by the herd owner and one appointed by Animal Health.
Page last modified: 2 April 2007
Page published: 2 April 2007