Kerry and Limerick farmers in Ireland urged to consider BVD vaccination

The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee, TJ Maher has urged farmers in north Kerry and west Limerick to consider bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) vaccinations for their breeding stock. It comes as data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has shown an increased concentration of cases of the disease in the region in recent months. Department staff have launched full targeted advisory service on animal health (TASAH) investigations into each of the cases. Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is due to speak with vets in the area as part of the investigation. BVD “What we’re seeing is from maps that are published monthly is that there is a pocket in that part of the country that just has a higher density of cases than other parts of the country for the last couple of months,” the IFA Animal Health chair said. Advertisement Although the number of cases is not high, Maher said on the basis of prudence farmers in those regions would be ...