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INFORMATION BULLETIN

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Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis

Compensation payable during March 2008, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for disease control purposes will be 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	145	Up to 3 months	108
Over 3 months up to 6 months	249	Over 3 months up to 6 months	226
Over 6 months up to 9 months	426	Over 6 months up to 9 months	348
Over 9 months up to 12 months	514	Over 9 months up to 12 months	433
Over 12 months up to 16 months	612	Over 12 months up to 16 months	503
Over 16 months up to 20 months	664	Over 16 months up to 20 months	574
20 months and over	740	20 months and over	644
Breeding bulls 20 months and over	631**	Calved	751
Dairy sector
Age	Compensation  due (£/head)	Age	Compensation  due (£/head)
Up to 3 months	32	Up to 3 months	*
Over 3 months up to 6 months	102	Over 3 months up to 6 months	*
Over 6 months up to 12 months	232	Over 6 months up to 12 months	387**
Over 12 months up to 16 months	498	Over 12 months up to 16 months	338**
Over 16 months up to 20 months	534	Over 16 months up to 20 months	469
20 months and over	584	20 months and over	800
		Calved	1,257

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	1,329
Over 12 months up to 24 months	3,895	Over 12 months up to 24 months	1,257
Bull 24 months and over	1,547	24 months and over (not calved)	1,477
		Calved under 36 months	1,669
		Calved 36 months and over	1,412
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	1,270
Over 12 months up to 24 months	*	Over 10 months up to 18 months	1,349
Bull 24 months and over	*	Over 18 months not calved	1,557
		Calved under 36 months	1,427
		Calved 36 months and over	1,253

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

Notes to editors

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 volume of 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 (for the categories marked ** above) or he may opt to pay compensation at the level of the market value of the animal in question (for the categories marked * above), 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 be 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 January 2008 and 20 February 2008 for non-pedigree animals, and between 21 August 2007 and 20 February 2008 for pedigree animals.

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