Research and analysis

Bovine TB: slaughter of cattle in Great Britain, 2019 to 2022

This report evaluates the results of TB surveillance in cattle at routine (commercial) slaughter between 2019 and 2022.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 22 July 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Analysis of bovine tuberculosis surveillance in cattle at slaughter in Great Britain, 2019 to 2022

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Details

This report is an update to an earlier analysis conducted by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in 2021 for the period 2016 to 2019.

The report includes:

1. Slaughterhouse case submission numbers and rates.
2. The proportion of slaughterhouse cases positive on culture.
3. The proportion of new TB herd incidents disclosed in the slaughterhouse.
4. Identification of test reactors in the source herd following a positive slaughterhouse case.
5. The impact of PCR testing on slaughterhouse detection of TB cases.
6. A model to explore residual variation in detection rates of TB lesions between slaughterhouses.

• slaughterhouse report for Great Britain, 2016 to 2019
• slaughterhouse report for Great Britain, 2013 to 2016
• slaughterhouse report for Great Britain, 2009 to 2013

Published 22 July 2024