Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
01/08/07

Defra has announced the rates of compensation payable during August 2007, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for disease control purposes, as detailed below.

Table of non-pedigree Bovine Categories

Male		Female
Beef sector
Age	Compensation  due (£/head)	Age	Compensation  due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	151	Up to 3 months	115
Over 3 months up to 6 months	237	Over 3 months up to 6 months	193
Over 6 months up to 9 months	361	Over 6 months up to 9 months	292
Over 9 months up to 12 months	444	Over 9 months up to 12 months	372
Over 12 months up to 16 months	572	Over 12 months up to 16 months	467
Over 16 months up to 20 months	610	Over 16 months up to 20 months	522
20 months and over	653	20 months and over	567
Breeding bulls 20 months and over	902**	Calved	762
Dairy sector
Age	Compensation  due (£/head)	Age	Compensation  due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	41	Up to 3 months	*
Over 3 months up to 6 months	106	Over 3 months up to 6 months	281**
Over 6 months up to 12 months	231	Over 6 months up to 12 months	385
Over 12 months up to 16 months	419	Over 12 months up to 16 months	410
Over 16 months up to 20 months	455	Over 16 months up to 20 months	405
20 months and over	486	20 months and over	702
		Calved	922

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	*
Over 12 months up to 24 months	3,917	Over 12 months up to 24 months	1,436
Bull 24 months and over	2,710	24 months and over (not calved)	1,785
		Calved under 36 months	1,695
		Calved 36 months and over	1,354
Dairy sector
Age	Compensation due (£/head)	Age	Compensation due (£/head)
Up to 2 months	*	Up to 2 months	*
Over 2 months up to 12 months	*	Over 2 months up to 10 months	954
Over 12 months up to 24 months	1,292**	Over 10 months up to 18 months	909
Bull 24 months and over	*	Over 18 months not calved	1,113
		Calved under 36 months	1,221
		Calved 36 months and over	1,068

* Compensation to be determined using individual valuation
** Previously ascertained market price (see paragraph 3 below)

Notes:

1. 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.

2. 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. 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.

3. 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.

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

5. 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 June 2007 and 20 July 2007 for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 January 2007 and 20 July 2007 for pedigree animals.

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