Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine Tuberculosis or bTB is a continual problem for all British Dairy Farmers. There are no simple solutions to the problem and how the disease can be controlled in the short term, however it is crucial to the sustainability of British Farming that the disease is eradicated from the national herd.
Advice on dealing with a TB breakdown
Dealing with a TB breakdown in your herd can be very stressful. Explore what to expect if your cattle herd suffers a TB breakdown, including TB testing, compensation arrangements and trading options whilst under TB restrictions.
Tips on reducing your herd’s risk of bovine TB
There are many simple, practical steps you can take to increase your herd’s resilience to bovine TB . Find out where the risk areas are with this easy-to-use infographic
Understanding the rules on trading cattle
Get all the information you need about cattle movements and trading for unrestricted (officially TB free) herds, including statutory testing requirements.
Getting to grips with the different tests for TB in cattle
Find out all you need to know on the tuberculin skin test, interferon-gamma blood test, and antibody tests.
A look at how cattle vaccination it works, trial work and how you can participate
Tb statistics
Get the latest quarterly Tb statistics as well as real-time TB breakdowns in England and Wales
Get free TB advice and trained vet visits
All English farmers can now access free TB advice regardless of their risk status following the awarding of a new contract.
Tb-free accreditation
Take a proactive approach to controlling TB on your farm with the CHECS TB herd accreditation programme and the new CHECS TB Entry Level Membership.
Herds with a CHECS TB herd accreditation level one or more can remain on annual testing in six monthly testing areas of England. There are other benefits relating to TB compensation.
TB factsheets
Find all the TB facts with this comprehensive series of fact sheets.
Latest TB news
In 2017, with funding from the Rural Development Program for England (RDPE), the TB Advisory Service was set up to deliver TB biosecurity advice on farm and telephone advice to cattle keepers across the High Risk and Edge Areas of England. To date they have delivered TB Biosecurity Advice to over 3000 farmers.