EN
Poland was declared free from bovine tuberculosis on 31 December 1975. During the national disease control from 1958 to 1975, 83 milion cattle were examined for tuberculosis. 3 614 376 (4.35%) cattle with positive reactions were slaughtered. Each year from 1980 to 1996 3 985 726 (1986) to 2 171 654 (1996) cattle were tested for tuberculosis - i. e. 31.51 to 30.37% of the total number of cattle in Poland. The number of cattle which were identified as ill or suspected to be ill was from 6954 (0.17%) in 1980 to 493 (0.02%) in 1996. Tuberculosis breakout will still occasionally occur and monitoring based on tuberculin testing and on the veterinary post-slaughter inspection of carcasses at abattoirs is continued.