TB in cattle
The Government is committed to tackling bovine tuberculosis (bTB), working in partnership with our stakeholders. This website gives more information on what measures the Government is taking to combat bTB and what further work is being carried out to better understand the disease.
What is bovine TB?
Key information on bTB and how it is spread.
Bovine TB and badgers
Information relating to badgers and bTB in cattle, the history of badger controls, badger protection legislation, and TB husbandry best practice
advice.
What testing and controls are in place?
Information relating to TB testing and controls, legislation, compensation and the November 2004 enhancements
to TB controls.
Is there a risk to human health
or other species?
Find out whether bTB can affect humans or other species.
What research is being done?
Information relating to TB research and development, the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) and Science Delivery Plan.
Latest news
20 October 2008 - Provisional TB statistics for Great Britain are now available for July 2008.
16 October 2008 - News story: Livestock markets roadshow.
1 October 2008 - Table valuations for compensation payable during October 2008 in England, for bovine TB, brucellosis, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis and BSE are now available.
9 September 2008 -
Guidance to Natural England (PDF 100KB) regarding the issue of licences to take or kill badgers for the prevention of bovine TB.
If you suspect signs of any notifiable disease, you must immediately notify your local Divisional Veterinary Manager.
Page last modified:
October 20, 2008