Will the Minister provide a breakdown of farms which have been locked down for more than six months in Wales as a result of bovine TB, by region and number of months?
There were 641 open TB breakdowns in Wales at the end of March 2021 (latest data available). Table 1 below sets out the number of open TB breakdowns at the end of March 2021 by TB Area and the length of breakdown from the start to the 31 March 2021.
Table 1: Number of open bovine TB breakdowns at the end of March 2021 (Q1 2021) by TB Area and length of breakdown
|
Length of breakdown |
High TB West |
High TB East |
Intermediate TB North |
Intermediate TB Mid |
Low TB |
|
Less than 6 months |
127 |
98 |
45 |
25 |
33 |
|
6 - 12 months |
65 |
30 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
|
13 - 24 months |
47 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
25 - 36 months |
18 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
|
37 - 48 months |
17 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
49 - 60 months |
15 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
More than 60 months |
31 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
320 |
169 |
69 |
41 |
42 |
Source: Bovine TB Surveillance data correct as at 31 March 2021 (Q1 2021)