The number of cattle slaughtered as a result of bovine TB control measures in each year in England since 1997 are shown in the following table:
Number of cattle slaughtered under bovine TB control measures 1997 3,123 1998 5,027 1999 5,580 2000 7,190 2001 4,438 2002 18,443 2003 17,551 2004 17,306 2005 23,135 2006 16,007 2007 19,794 Note: All data provided are provisional and subject to change as more data become available. Source: Animal Health Database (Vetnet). 2005-07 data extracted on 18 March 2008; 1998-2004 data extracted on 7 March 2006, and 1997 data extracted on 5 March 2007.
In addition there have been a small number of cases of where Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) has been identified in non-bovine species. The identification of M. bovis in tissues and clinical samples from all mammals (excepting man) and the detection of suspect TB lesions in farmed and companion mammals (other than cattle and farmed deer), became notifiable only in February 2006.
DEFRA can only provide data on the number of M. bovis isolations from notified suspect clinical and post-mortem cases of TB arising in some non-bovine species. The relevant data for non-bovine species in England are given in the following table:
Species Total number 1997 n/a 0 1998 Deer 8 Domestic cat 2 1999 Deer 9 2000 Deer 8 Domestic cat 3 2001 Deer 1 2002 Deer 7 Domestic cat 2 Dog 1 Domestic pig 1 Sheep 1 2003 Domestic pig 8 Alpaca 2 Llama 1 2004 Domestic cat 6 Dog 1 Domestic pig 1 Alpaca 1 Sheep 3 2005 Deer 1 Domestic cat 11 Domestic pig 12 Llama 1 Sheep 2 Ferret 3 2006 Deer 5 Domestic cat 13 Domestic pig 1 Farmed wild boar 2 Alpaca 1 Llama 8 2007 Deer 1 Domestic cat 14 Domestic pig 5 Goat 2 Alpaca 2 Llama 5 Source: Veterinary Laboratories Agency TB Culture database