The Irish agricultural committee to receive update on TB eradication

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet today (Wednesday, December 13), for an update on the eradication of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Representatives from the TB Stakeholder Forum and from the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group (IDMSG) will appear before the committee from 5:30p.m. The potential for a deer cull will also be discussed, according to committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Jackie Cahill who said it is “vital” to get the TB Eradication Programme back on track”. TB levels Almost 5,000 herds have suffered a TB breakdown in the last twelve months in comparison to less than 4,400 in the previous 12-month period, according to information provided to the committee by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Advertisement There has been a substantial increase in the number of reactors with 27,800 being disclosed in the last twelve months in comparison to 22,837 in the previous twelve months, the DAFM said. Analysis suggests ...