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13/05/2016
Final Push Needed To Eradicate BVD - Creed
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has called for a further push toward the final eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD).
Incidence of the disease has fallen by 75% since the start of the compulsory programme in 2013 when 0.66% of calves born were PI (Persistently Infected). In 2016 to date, only 0.14% of calves born have been found to be PI.
Minister Creed said: "As we are now in this crucial fourth year of the programme, and recognising the significant investment in the project so far, it is critical that we sustain efforts towards the ultimate goal of eradication."
The Minister paid tribute to the critical role that farmers have played in progressing the eradication programme through their investment in the testing of in excess of 2 million calves each year since the programme's inception. He also acknowledged the BVD Implementation Group, chaired by Animal Health Ireland, for its leadership and management of the programme.
(MH/LM)
Incidence of the disease has fallen by 75% since the start of the compulsory programme in 2013 when 0.66% of calves born were PI (Persistently Infected). In 2016 to date, only 0.14% of calves born have been found to be PI.
Minister Creed said: "As we are now in this crucial fourth year of the programme, and recognising the significant investment in the project so far, it is critical that we sustain efforts towards the ultimate goal of eradication."
The Minister paid tribute to the critical role that farmers have played in progressing the eradication programme through their investment in the testing of in excess of 2 million calves each year since the programme's inception. He also acknowledged the BVD Implementation Group, chaired by Animal Health Ireland, for its leadership and management of the programme.
(MH/LM)
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