Bovine TB
Interactive TB Risk map of Great Britain
- DEFRA have created an interactive map to advise farmers and landowners on cases of TB in cattle and dates of outbreaks in your local area, all you need is the postcode of the area: Mapping bovine TB
What is TB and how is it spread?
- TB Hub: About Bovine TB
- What happens when TB is suspected/confirmed in a cattle herd
- Contingency Planning For Bovine TB
- Organisations that can help
- TB testing in edge areas, click here
How to protect your herd from TB
Dealing with TB in your herd – England TB testing
Actions once TB is suspected or confirmed in your herd
- An animal which is an Inconclusive Reactor (IR) must be isolated from the rest of the herd until they have been re-tested Find out more here
- Once TB-infected cattle have been found, milk and movement restrictions come into force.
- The TB Hub provides a wealth of information on TB. For the steps that should be taken once TB is suspected or confirmed in your herd, click here.
TB On-Farm Advice
The TB Advisory Service offers one-to-one farm advice visits, recommending ways to prevent TB spread onto the farm who are clear of TB, whilst discussing ways to prevent reinfection. Visit the TB Advisory Service homepage here to find out more. A telephone advice service is also available.
TB Support organisations
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) – Email: info@ahdb.org.uk Telephone: 02476 692051
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) – Email: TBadvice@apha.gov.uk Telephone: 03000 200 301
- British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) – Email: office@cattlevet.co.uk Telephone: 01452 725735
- Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) – Email: daera.helpline@daera-ni.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 200 7840
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) – Email: btbengage@defra.gov.uk
- Natural England – Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk Telephone: 0300 060 3900