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Animal Health Act 1981: Expenditure and Prosecutions – 2024
Return of expenditure incurred and
prosecutions taken under the Animal Health
Act 1981, and incidences of Notifiable
Disease in imported animals for the year
2024.
Compensation paid for animals slaughtered to prevent the spread of animal diseases in 2024
| Type of Disease | Amount (see note 1) |
|---|---|
| Bovine Tuberculosis | £592,568 |
| Less receipts from salvage of carcasses | £87,193 |
| Total Net Compensation Paid | £505,375 |
| Avian influenza | |
| Total Net Compensation Paid | £28,575 (see note 2) |
| Brucellosis | |
| Total Net Compensation Paid | £8,925 |
| Total net compensation paid for all diseases | £542,875 |
Notes:
1. All figures have been rounded up to the nearest pound.
2. This is compensation paid in 2024 for outbreaks that occurred in 2023.
Contact
Email: animal.health@gov.scot