Beef
An investigation is underway into outbreaks of Botulism that have resulted in the deaths of over 700 head of cattle in England.
Indonesia has temporarily suspended the export of live cattle from a facility in the northern territory of Australia.
Rural Life
A suspected botulism outbreak on a single farm in Co. Louth has been reported to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Tillage
In recent weeks and months suspected botulism has caused serious problems on Irish farms. It was one subject covered at the ITLUS winter conference.
N.Ireland
An outbreak of suspected botulism has caused devastation on a dairy farm in Co. Fermanagh in recent days.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on the case of a suspected botulism outbreak in Wexford last week.
A number of cattle are reported to have died from what is suspected to be botulism in Co. Wexford, according to local media.
Dairy
There have been 11 reported cases of suspected botulism across the country between August 2018 and the same period in 2017.
Environment
Investigations are ongoing into the deaths of a number of cattle in Co. Kilkenny recently following a suspected outbreak of botulism.
Botulism is becoming more of a concern in Northern Ireland as outbreaks continue to occur, according to DAERA.
Between July and September 2015, two cases of botulism were diagnosed on separate farms in the Republic of Ireland resulting in the loss of six cattle.
