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<p>In Gloucestershire the total annual cattle herd incidence of tuberculosis fell
from 12.70% in 2012 to 11.48% in 2014. In Somerset the total annual cattle herd incidence
of tuberculosis fell from 7.56% in 2012 to 6.91% in 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total new breakdowns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Breakdowns
with OTF status withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TB tests in OTF herds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
annual herd incidence *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glos.</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>1764</p></td><td><p>12.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td><td><p>12.28%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>1708</p></td><td><p>11.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Soms.</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>4103</p></td><td><p>7.56%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>4106</p></td><td><p>7.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>4167</p></td><td><p>6.91%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
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Total new breakdowns divided by TB tests in OTF herds</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
biology of bovine tuberculosis and its epidemiology is complex. The full effects of
interventions will only be seen several years after their introduction.</p><p> </p><p>
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