Rural Life
A number of dismembered sheep carcasses have been discovered dumped on a bog in north Meath for the second time in six months.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that no meat factory has been fined for excessive carcass trimming since 2020.
N.Ireland
Carcasses of calves and other animals have been found dumped at two separate sites in Northern Ireland in recent days.
Beef
Almost 37% of steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland between May and May of this year produced carcass heavier than the retail spec.
About 38% of the steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland this year do not meet the requirements of the retail specification, recent figures from Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) show.