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Bovine TB

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In this section you will find out what the Welsh Assembly Government is doing to tackle TB in cattle on many fronts.

Bovine TB is a chronic, debilitating infectious disease.  It affects the health and welfare of cattle in Wales, and the UK.

Over 12,000 cattle were slaughtered in Wales because of the disease in 2008 compared with 669 in 1997. The cost of compensation to farmers has risen from £1.8m in 2000/01 to £15.9m in 2007/08. It could exceed £80m by 2014.  

Bovine TB can be transmitted to humans and other mammals, which means it has serious health implications beyond the health of cattle.

Using only one approach against the disease doesn’t work.  The disease keeps coming back if we leave infection behind.  We need to find it fast, deal with the source of infection, stamp it out, stop it from coming back.

Video

We have produced a short film about the impact of Bovine TB, and what we are doing to eradicate it in Wales.

Watch the film ‘Eradicating Bovine TB’ – Windows Media Video file, 12.55MB


Latest News

Farmer convicted of interfering with TB test

Farmer convicted of interfering with TB test

27/01/10
Dr Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales has today (26 January) welcomed the criminal conviction by Llanelli Magistrates Court of a farmer for trying to falsify the results of a bovine TB test.
Bovine TB pilot area given go-ahead

Bovine TB pilot area given go-ahead

13/01/10
Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones has announced today [13 January] that a limited badger cull, will take place in a pilot area of West Wales.

Related Links

Bovine TB pilot area given go-ahead

Bovine TB pilot area given go-ahead
A limited badger cull, will take place in a pilot area of West Wales.

Written Statement on the TB Eradication Programme

Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones has announced today [13 January] that a limited badger cull, will take place in a pilot area of West Wales.

Questions and answers

More information on what the Welsh Assembly Government is doing to stop bovine TB.

Consultation on the Tuberculosis and Brucellosis (Wales) Order 2010

The two main areas affected by the Order are Pre-movement Testing exemptions and changes to the compensation regime in Wales.

Gwlad: Bovine TB special edition - Winter 2009

Gwlad: Bovine TB special edition - Winter 2009
Amounts paid out for bovine TB compensation in Wales could depend on how cattle keepers are co-operating with the authorities to help eradicate the disease.