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August 2022

Updated 29 November 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Compensation for bovine TB, brucellosis, and enzootic bovine leukosis – August 2022

Compensation payable during August 2022, in England for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for bovine TB, brucellosis and EBL disease control purposes will be as detailed below.

Table of non-pedigree bovine categories

Beef sector

Male		Female
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	223	Up to 3 months	171
Over 3 months up to 6 months	365	Over 3 months up to 6 months	321
Over 6 months up to 9 months	653	Over 6 months up to 9 months	537
Over 9 months up to 12 months	842	Over 9 months up to 12 months	707
Over 12 months up to 16 months	1,128	Over 12 months up to 16 months	938
Over 16 months up to 20 months	1,245	Over 16 months up to 20 months (including calved)	1,090
20 months and over	1,323	20 months and over not calved	1,238
Breeding bulls 20 months and over	1,518	20 months and over calved	1,142

Dairy sector

Male		Female
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	68	Up to 3 months	192
Over 3 months up to 6 months	180	Over 3 months up to 6 months	307
Over 6 months up to 12 months	395	Over 6 months up to 12 months	702
Over 12 months up to 16 months	788	Over 12 months up to 16 months	808
Over 16 months up to 20 months	896	Over 16 months up to 20 months	970
20 months and over	1,013	Over 20 months and up to 84 months calved	1,669
		Over 20 months and up to 84 months not calved	1,208
		Over 84 months	1,176

Table of pedigree bovine categories

Beef sector

Male - applies to entire males (bulls) only. Steers receive non-pedigree compensation		Female
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
0 months up to 6 months	*	0 months up to 6 months	*
6 months up to 12 months	*	6 months up to 12 months	*
Over 12 months up to 24 months	5,529	Over 12 months to 24 months	2,246
Bull 24 months and over	3,089	24 months and over (not calved)	2,384
		Calved over 24 months and up to 36 months	*
		Calved 36 months and over	1,815

Dairy sector

Male - applies to entire males (bulls) only. Steers receive non-pedigree compensation		Female
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 2 months	*	Up to 2 months	401
Over 2 months up to 12 months	*	Over 2 months up to 10 months	723
Over 12 months up to 24 months	3,024	Over 10 months up to 18 months	912
Bull 24 months and over	*	Over 18 months not calved	1,493
		Calved over 18 months and up to 36 months	1,991
		Calved over 36 months and up to 84 months	1,793
		Calved over 84 months	1,238

* Compensation to be determined using individual valuation

** Previously ascertained market price

Notes

1. The above table 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 2019 (based upon average livestock market prices for the relevant categories) and the Individual Ascertainment of Value (England) Order 2019. Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for BSE is calculated in England under the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) (England) Regulations 2018, in Wales under the TSE (Wales) Regulations 2018, and in Scotland under the TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (as amended), which use data from the same system as England.

3. Table valuations are entirely objective and based on real market data. Rates for the 51 cattle categories are determined using large amounts of contemporaneous sales data for same category, but disease free, cattle. Sales data for around 1.4m cattle is collected each year to support table valuations. For non-pedigree table values one month’s sales data is used, whereas six months’ data is used to determine table values for pedigree animals to ensure that data from either of the key sales periods in spring or autumn is included in the calculation.

4. 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 20 June 2022 and 20 July 2022 for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 January 2022 and 20 July 2022 for pedigree animals.

5. Each calendar year, a statistical analysis of sales data collected during a twelve-month period is carried out to determine the minimum number of sales records required to enable Defra to have 95% confidence that the market price calculated for each category is within 20% of the population mean (all cattle sales for that category). This statistical data 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 for any particular category.

6. 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 alternatively the Secretary of State 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 2019 or the TSE (England) Regulations 2018.

7. Where an owner slaughters an animal voluntarily and privately (which must be agreed with the Department), no compensation is payable, meaning the owner accepts the salvage payment from the slaughterhouse in lieu of Defra compensation.

8. Compensation may be reduced for TB reactor cattle disclosed in herds with overdue TB tests.

Date published: July 2022 (APHA TB Finance Team)