Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis

UK - Compensation payable during December 2006, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for disease control purposes will be as detailed below.

5 December 2006

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Table of non-pedigree Bovine Categories
Male		Female
Beef sector
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	145	Up to 3 months	98
Over 3 months up to 6 months	323	Over 3 months up to 6 months	256
Over 6 months up to 9 months	413	Over 6 months up to 9 months	330
Over 9 months up to 12 months	439	Over 9 months up to 12 months	349
Over 12 months up to 16 months	512	Over 12 months up to 16 months	391
Over 16 months up to 20 months	584	Over 16 months up to 20 months	492
20 months and over	638	20 months and over	542
Breeding bulls 20 months and over	*	Calved	681
Dairy sector
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	32	Up to 3 months	*
Over 3 months up to 6 months	110	Over 3 months up to 6 months	*
Over 6 months up to 12 months	218	Over 6 months up to 12 months	*
Over 12 months up to 16 months	416	Over 12 months up to 16 months	*
Over 16 months up to 20 months	437	Over 16 months up to 20 months	406
20 months and over	464	20 months and over	452
		Calved	704

Table of pedigree Bovine Categories
Male		Female
Beef sector
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
6 months up to 12 months	*	6 months up to 12 months	1,470
Over 12 months up to 24 months	3,651	Over 12 months up to 24 months	1,361
Bull 24 months and over	1,866	24 months and over (not calved)	1,363
		Calved under 36 months	1,562
		Calved 36 months and over	1,353
Dairy sector
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 2 months	*	Up to 2 months	446**
Over 2 months up to 12 months	*	Over 2 months up to 10 months	710
Over 12 months up to 24 months	1,598	Over 10 months up to 18 months	673
Bull 24 months and over	*	Over 18 months not calved	823
		Calved under 36 months	1,067
		Calved 36 months and over	890
Compensation to be determined using individual valuation
Previously ascertained market price (see paragraph 3 below)

The above notice 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.

Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for Bovine TB, EBL and Brucellosis is calculated in England under the Cattle Compensation ( England ) Order 2006 and the Individual Ascertainment of Value Order 2005, which both came into force on 1 February 2006. Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for BSE is calculated in England under the TSE Regulations 2006, in Wales under the BSE Compensation ( Wales ) Regulations 2006, and in Scotland under the TSE ( Scotland ) Regulations 2006, which came into force on 24 November 2006.

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 he 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 2005 or the TSE Regulations 2006. A statistical analysis of sales data collected during a twelve months period 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.

Where an owner slaughters an animal voluntarily and privately (which must be agreed with the Department) no compensation will payable.

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 21 October 2006 to 20 November for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 May 2006 and 20 November for pedigree animals.

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