Beef
Livestock marts have been informed by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon,...
Kingscourt Mart in Co. Cavan has rolled out a service for farmers with herds that are restricted as a result of a bTB outbreak.
Over 70% of the cattle slaughtered at factories in the first three months of 2025 were sourced from farms that are not registered as a CFU.
Deputy Martin Kenny, is calling for a review of TB regulations in beef-controlled finishing units (CFU) feedlots as a matter of urgency.
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that a total of 458,500 cattle were slaughtered at DAFM-approved factories originating from Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU) herds in 2024.
The number of CFUs in Ireland has increased by 81 in the past two years, according to latest figures from DAFM.
The number of Irish cattle processed at EU approved slaughter plants sourced from CFUs increased by 9,000 head in October of this year...
The number of factory cattle sourced from Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) or feedlots has declined in 2023, according to figures from DAFM.
