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INFORMATION BULLETIN

Ref: 120/07
Date: 1 May 2007

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR
Out of hours telephone 020 7270 8960

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

Compensation payable during May 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

160

Up to 3 months

111

Over 3 months up to 6 months

268

Over 3 months up to 6 months

210

Over 6 months up to 9 months

419

Over 6 months up to 9 months

335

Over 9 months up to 12 months

522

Over 9 months up to 12 months

432

Over 12 months up to 16 months

565

Over 12 months up to 16 months

465

Over 16 months up to 20 months

603

Over 16 months up to 20 months

512

20 months and over

662

20 months and over

567

Breeding bulls 20 months and over

*

Calved

681

Dairy sector

 

 

 

Age

Compensation
 due (£/head)

Age

Compensation
 due (£/head)

Up to 3 months

49

Up to 3 months

*

Over 3 months up to 6 months

122

Over 3 months up to 6 months

216**

Over 6 months up to 12 months

238

Over 6 months up to 12 months

361

Over 12 months up to 16 months

425

Over 12 months up to 16 months

437

Over 16 months up to 20 months

453

Over 16 months up to 20 months

470

20 months and over

497

20 months and over

585

 

 

Calved

760

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

4,076

Over 12 months up to 24 months

1,370

Bull 24 months and over

2,699

24 months and over (not calved)

1,345

 

 

Calved under 36 months

1,831

 

 

Calved 36 months and over

1,465

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

652

Over 12 months up to 24 months

1,292

Over 10 months up to 18 months

664

Bull 24 months and over

*

Over 18 months not calved

862

 

 

Calved under 36 months

1,036

 

 

Calved 36 months and over

876

 

* 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 March 2007 and 20 April 2007 for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 October 2006 and 20 April 2007 for pedigree animals.

 

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