Defra has released the estimeated TB in cattle statistics for December 2009 obtained from the Vetnet system. The key points are that the December estimate is below the incidence rate for December last year, the January provisional figures show a decrease of 8.8% in new incidents compared to last year and an increase in the number of herds tested giving an overall decrease of 14% in the TB incidence rate. The provisional average confirmed rate was down from 5% in 2008 to 4.3% for January to December 2009.
The total number of tests carried out in December was 485,671 cattle from 5,235 herds, 3,582 of which were on herds under movement restriction and 4,320 on unrestricted herds resulting in 280 new incidents and 168-196 new confirmed incidents. There was a 3.9-4.3% rate of tests carried out on unrestricted herds that resulted in a confirmed new herd incident. The total number of cattle compulsorily slaughtered in December 2009 was 1,914, 1,887 of which were reactors (confimed TB cases) and 27 contacts (cattle known to have been in contact with a reactor).
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