Tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-10)

Detailed statistics on Tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain with regional breakdowns.

This data series presents statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle (i.e. bovine TB) in Great Britain. The statistics are obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) work management IT support system, which is used for the administration of TB testing in GB. They are a snapshot of the position on the date on which the data were extracted. The information is subject to regular revision until all test results are available.

A full national statistical notice including headline data is updated every quarter, as is this data series.
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - headline statistical dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f6597a605b2d61cd8f42/GB_bTB_Headline_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 113 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - GB by country dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f2d9cfacd5e888491c29/GB_bTB_Statistics_by_Country_and_Area__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 458 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - high risk area by county dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f6845cc812f50aa41e21/England_HRA_bTB_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 479 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - low risk area by county dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f69533c7ace9c4a41e22/England_LRA_bTB_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 628 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - edge area by county dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f6a5e447374889cd8f43/England_Edge_bTB_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 388 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - Wales by county dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f3196a12691d48491c29/Wales_bTB_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 623 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - Scotland by county dataset (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f63dcfacd5e888491c2f/Scotland_bTB_Statistics_by_Measure__dataset_251210.ods) (ODS, 669 KB)
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - statistical charts (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937f6b5cfacd5e888491c31/bTB_Statistical_Charts_251210.ods) (ODS, 497 KB)
England County, TB Area and Statistical Region Mapping Information
- TB in cattle in Great Britain - England County, TB Area and Statistical Region Mapping (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6500593d57e884000de1296a/bovinetb-england-county-regions_13sep23.ods) (ODS, 7.36 KB)
Related series
- quarterly national statistical notice (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain)
- interactive dashboard (https://tbstatistics.github.io/interactive_dashboard/) to visualise the bTB datasets. Work is underway to improve its functionality.
Next update: see the statistics release calendar (https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs&order=release-date-oldest)

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