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<p>Defra publishes official national statistics on tuberculosis in cattle (i.e. bovine
TB) in Great Britain on a quarterly basis. These include, among other headline statistics,
the actual numbers (not estimates) of TB tests performed in cattle herds and on individual
animals. The latest quarterly release of these national statistics was published on
8 March and contained data up to the end of 2022. This is publicly available at <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Specifically, the monthly and annual numbers of all types of cattle TB tests,
broken down by country of GB and by bovine TB risk regions of England and Wales, are
available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1140731/GB_bTB_Statistics_by_Country_and_Area_08mar23.ods"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1140731/GB_bTB_Statistics_by_Country_and_Area_08mar23.ods</a></p><p>
</p><p>For a county-by-county breakdown of the monthly and annual numbers of TB tests
performed on cattle please go to:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain</a></p><p>
</p><p>The next quarterly set of the national bovine TB statistics for GB is scheduled
to be released on 14 June.</p><p> </p><p>Bovine TB statistics for Northern Ireland
are compiled separately by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
of Northern Ireland and can be downloaded from the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/tuberculosis-statistics-northern-ireland"
target="_blank">https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/tuberculosis-statistics-northern-ireland</a></p>
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