TB reactors slaughtered in Great Britain and Scotland

Summary

In a 12-year period extending to 1988 the proportion of cattle slaughtered as TB reactors in Great Britain was less than that in Scotland today.

The data

Reactors slaughtered in Great Britain

Year	Reactors Slaughtered	Cattle	Prevalence (%)	References
1977	764	12289000	0.0062	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1978	668	12121000	0.0055	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1979	633	12048000	0.0053	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1980	873	11918000	0.0073	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1981	784	11701000	0.0067	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1982	569	11813000	0.0048	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1983	621	11819000	0.0053	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1984	660	11707000	0.0056	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1985	699	11397000	0.0061	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1986	513	11063000	0.0046	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3
1987	810	10754000	0.0075	Ref 1,Ref 2,Ref 3

Reactors slaughtered in Scotland

References

1. DEFRA email dated 07Oct2011
2. TB reactor stats in Great Britain from 1956 to 1997
3. Cattle and calves from 1866 to 2016. DEFRA.