Agri-Business
3,459 animals from non-restricted TB herds, have been slaughtered with lesions suspicious of TB between January 1, 2025 and July 20, 2025.
Beef
Kingscourt Mart in Co. Cavan has rolled out a service for farmers with herds that are restricted as a result of a bTB outbreak.
Of the 5,242 herds restricted for TB up to June, 4,800 herds had bought in cattle within the previous two years prior to restriction.
ICOS calls for the Department to directly and rapidly inform farmers that their herds are being restricted because of TB.