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Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Friday, 25 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2016. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Livestock: Testing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual expenditure by farmers on pre-movement testing and other short interval tests.

Answer

500,488 cattle were included in 35,999 pre-movement tests performed in England between 01/11/2015 and 31/10/2016, at an average unit cost that has been estimated between £3 and £5 in veterinary fees per animal tested. These are private tests paid by the farmer and therefore the actual testing fees are a private arrangement between farmers and their veterinary surgeons.

3,104,324 cattle were included in approximately 12,008 complete Short Interval tests performed in England between 01/11/2015 and 31/10/2016. These tests are carried out at Government’s expense in most cases unless a farmer opts to pay privately for the testing

Information on Pre-movement testing can be found at the TB Hub

www.tbhub.co.uk/guidance/testing-and-compensation/pre-movement-testing/

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
54927
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Costs Livestock Testing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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