Animal disease statistics
The health and welfare of animals concerns not just animal livestock owners or government, but all of us. Disease outbreaks and the measures to control them can carry wide and costly consequences for public health, the economy and the environment. This means we all have a stake in improving the national level of animal health and welfare.
Sources of statistics on animal disease include:
BSE, TSE and Scrapie
Links to information and surveys of instances of BSE, TSE and scrapie can be found on the following pages.
Bovine TB
Official national statistics on the incidence of TB in cattle are published by Defra on a monthly basis. Other detailed GB, regional and county statistics of Bovine tuberculosis are also available.
Notifiable diseases
Statistics on other notifiable diseases can be found here.
Zoonoses
Annual reports on zoonoses in the United Kingdom (UK) present a summary of the trends and sources of zoonotic infection in humans, animals, food and feedstuffs in the UK. Reports on non-statutory zoonoses are also available from the VLA.
