This was the fewest tests conducted in a single quarter since the policy’s rollout in 2018.
Post-movement testing in the low TB area of Wales led to identification of no reactors, out of 1,578 tests completed. There were 224 post-movement tests in Scotland of animals that had arrived from annual and six-monthly testing areas in England and Wales. Post-movement testing in the Low Risk Area (LRA) of England identified no reactors, out of 11,086 tests completed. Pre-movement testing in Wales led to the identification of 28 reactors, including 6 IRs that became reactors at retest, out of 36,392 tests completed. This was the fewest such tests conducted in a single quarter since the first quarter of 2013. Pre-movement tests in England led to the identification of 34 reactors, including 1 inconclusive reactor (IR) that became a reactor at retest, out of 95,454 tests completed. Unlike the majority of TB tests, the pre- and post-movement tests reported on in this notice were arranged and paid for by herd owners. This notice contains statistics on statutory pre- and post- movement TB testing that is carried out to reduce the risk of spreading TB through movements of infected cattle.
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