Frequently asked questions

Find out about this molecular typing technique used to identify different strains of the TB bacterium.

The tuberculin skin test, interferon-gamma blood test and antibody tests for cattle.

Inconclusive reactors (IRs) and the policy in England of restricting resolved IRs for life.

Compensation payments for cattle removed for TB control, and potential reductions in compensation.

Information about the work being done by APHA to develop a deployable TB vaccine for cattle.

Rules around statutory pre- and post-movement testing of cattle in Great Britain.

Biosecurity measures implemented on-farm to reduce direct and indirect contact between badgers and cattle.

TB testing of cattle herds around breakdowns with lesion and/or culture positive animals.

Information about what happens during a TB breakdown; from TB testing to licensing of cattle movements.

The effect of other diseases on the control of bovine TB, and breeding genetic resistance to TB.