The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for October 2025. Farmers are compensated for losses in respect of animals slaughtered under the department's brucellosis prevention and eradication control programme. Valuations are carried out by a DAERA livestock valuation officer and, in the case of a disagreement over the DAERA valuation, on a second individual valuation carried out by an independent valuer. The disease is particularly dangerous to humans who come into contact with infected animals or material. Female cattle and bulls over 24-months-old are eligible for testing at routine brucellosis blood tests.