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INFORMATION BULLETIN

Ref: 57/07
Date: 1 March 2007

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

Compensation payable during March 2007, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for disease control purposes will be as detailed below.

Table of non-pedigree Bovine Categories

Male

 

Female

 

Beef sector

 

 

 

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Up to 3 months

136

Up to 3 months

91

Over 3 months up to 6 months

251

Over 3 months up to 6 months

188

Over 6 months up to 9 months

382

Over 6 months up to 9 months

306

Over 9 months up to 12 months

464

Over 9 months up to 12 months

382

Over 12 months up to 16 months

566

Over 12 months up to 16 months

459

Over 16 months up to 20 months

613

Over 16 months up to 20 months

530

20 months and over

668

20 months and over

582

Breeding bulls 20 months and over

*

Calved

659

Dairy sector

 

 

 

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Up to 3 months

33

Up to 3 months

*

Over 3 months up to 6 months

103

Over 3 months up to 6 months

*

Over 6 months up to 12 months

216

Over 6 months up to 12 months

*

Over 12 months up to 16 months

442

Over 12 months up to 16 months

398

Over 16 months up to 20 months

479

Over 16 months up to 20 months

377

20 months and over

518

20 months and over

586

 

 

Calved

680

 

Table of pedigree Bovine Categories

Male

 

Female

 

Beef sector

 

 

 

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

6 months up to 12 months

*

6 months up to 12 months

1,296**

Over 12 months up to 24 months

3,985

Over 12 months up to 24 months

1,357

Bull 24 months and over

2,370

24 months and over (not calved)

1,403

 

 

Calved under 36 months

1,605

 

 

Calved 36 months and over

1,282

Dairy sector

 

 

 

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Age

Compensation
due (£/head)

Up to 2 months

*

Up to 2 months

277**

Over 2 months up to 12 months

*

Over 2 months up to 10 months

640

Over 12 months up to 24 months

1,581

Over 10 months up to 18 months

642

Bull 24 months and over

*

Over 18 months not calved

822

 

 

Calved under 36 months

1,010

 

 

Calved 36 months and over

862

 

* Compensation to be determined using individual valuation

 

 

** Previously ascertained market price (see paragraph 3 below)

 

Notes to editors

1. The above notice details the compensation payable for those animals slaughtered because they are either affected with bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis or EBL or are suspected of having one of these diseases; or are the offspring or cohorts of confirmed BSE cases.

2. Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for Bovine TB, EBL and Brucellosis is calculated in England under the Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2006 and the Individual Ascertainment of Value Order 2005. Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for BSE is calculated in England under the TSE Regulations 2006, in Wales under the BSE Compensation (Wales) Regulations 2006, and in Scotland under the TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

3. Where the Secretary of State considers that the sales data for any particular bovine category in any given month are inadequate, or such price data is unavailable, the compensation payable will either be at the level of the most recently ascertained value for the same category or he may opt to pay compensation at the level of the market value of the animal in question, as ascertained under the Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2005 or the TSE Regulations 2006. A statistical analysis of sales data collected during a twelve months period has helped Defra identify the level of variability in sales prices (for each category). This intelligence is used to determine when there is insufficient data to support a table valuation.

4. Where an owner slaughters an animal voluntarily and privately (which must be agreed with the Department) no compensation will payable.

5. The values in the table of categories above have been derived from sales information obtained from store markets, prime markets, rearing calf sales, breeding sales and dispersal sales in Great Britain between 21 January 2007 to 20 February 2007 for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 August 2006 and 20 February 2007 for pedigree animals.

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