Bovine TB: Publications

Advice for farmers

1. TB in Cattle - Reducing the Risk: Pre- and Post- movement testing in Great Britain - November 2009 (PDF 242 KB). This booklet explains the requirements for pre- and post- movement testing in England, Scotland and Wales - PB13324.

2. Dealing with TB in your herd (May 2008) (PDF 195 KB) - a booklet for farmers explaining what will happen when they have a case of TB in their cattle herd. This booklet is only available online. A Welsh version (PDF 281 KB) is also available.

3. TB in cattle: Changes to testing and controls (Autumn 2004) (November 2004) (PDF 285 KB) - PB10070. A Welsh (PDF 426 KB) version is available - PB10070W.

4. Do you know what’s happening in your feed store? (February 2007) (PDF 1.98 MB - Please note this is a large file). Advice on husbandry best practice to help reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle and badgers. PB124747C.

5. Bovine TB: Do you know how to reduce your risk? (May 2007) (PDF 797 KB). Advice on husbandry best practice to help reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle. PB12590.

1.TB in Cattle - Reducing the Risk: Pre- and -Post movement testing in Great Britain. PDF ( 267 kb)

2.Dealing with TB in your herd: PDF (194 kb)
3.TB in cattle: Changes to testing and controls (Autumn 2004) (285 kb)
 4.Do you know what’s happening in your feed store? (pdf - 1.98mb) 5.Bovine TB: Do you know how to reduce your risk? (pdf - 797kb)

Copies of booklets 1, 4 and 5 can be obtained from Defra Publications, Admail 6000, London, SW1A 2XX.  Email: defra@cambertown.com.  Phone: 08459 556000.  When calling, please quote the reference number of the publication you require.

Parish Testing Intervals

Information on current Parish Testing Intervals (PTIs) is available on the Animal Health (formerly SVS) website.

Badger Road Traffic Accident (RTA) survey maps

The maps below show the locations and disease status of badgers collected outside Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) areas under the RTA.

The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB (ISG) has advised that it is a fundamental principle of scientific trials that data must not be released prematurely since that could compromise the subsequent integrity of the trials and that no data should be released from the RBCT trial areas which could discourage farmers' willingness to participate in the RBCT, or encourage either illegal killing of badgers or interference with RBCT operations. So data on results of culture for Mycobacterium bovis from individual badgers in trial areas have not been released, and for RBCT areas, are indicated with a fraction giving the number of positive badgers over the total number of badgers collected within the trial area.

Some of the symbols on the maps appear on top of each other, and therefore it is difficult to estimate prevalence precisely by eye.

Post Mortem examination results and approximate locations of RTA badgers collected between:

 

Krebs

  • Executive Summary: Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and Badgers, Report to The Rt Hon Dr Jack Cunningham MP - the Krebs Report. The full report is no longer in print.
  • The Government's Response to The Krebs Report on Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and Badgers.

If you can not find the publication you are looking for, please check the Defra publications and ISG pages. If you are still unable to locate the document, please contact us.

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