The number of holdings in English counties that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out in the attached table. This includes the number of animals that were tested and the number of samples that were positive.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1051349/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Gamma testing - all counties.docx"} , "title" : "Gamma testing data for England"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1051349/answer/previousversion/99444", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1051349/answer/previousversion/99444/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ 214456 - Gamma testing - all counties.docx"} , "title" : "Gamma testing - all counties"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-04T16:37:28.793Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-07T10:22:17.6Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many holdings were tested for bovine tuberculosis using interferon gamma testing; how many animals were tested in each of those holdings using interferon gamma tests; and of those animals tested, how many tested positive in each county of England in 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/252", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr David Drew"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stroud"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr David Drew"} ], "uin" : "214456"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050406", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050406/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The number of holdings in Area 03-Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, \u2018herd\u2019 has been interpreted to mean \u2018holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)\u2019.<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Area 3-Dorset<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 0<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 0<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 0<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 0<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 0<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 13<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 17<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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The number of holdings in Area 03, Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, \u2018herd\u2019 has been interpreted to mean \u2018holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)\u2019.<\/del><\/p>Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:<\/del><\/p>Dorset<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2017<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>12<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2018<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>25<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>Surveys for black grouse are generally carried out at country level, but vary in frequency and sampling methods. It is therefore not possible to provide estimates at the UK level for the last five years.<\/del><\/p>The last comprehensive survey of the black grouse population was undertaken in 2005, which estimated there were approximately 5100 breeding pairs in Great Britain.<\/del><\/p>In 2016 a formal estimate of the black grouse population in Great Britain was produced by several UK conservation bodies drawing on the data produced by country level surveys and using the International Union for Conservation of Nature methodology. The 2016 population of black grouse was estimated to be 5775 males (or breeding pairs).<\/del><\/p>