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Kerry herds have among the lowest numbers of TB reactors

Jul 23, 2020 14:42 By radiokerrynews
Kerry herds have among the lowest numbers of TB reactors
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Kerry herds have among the lowest numbers of TB reactors. A quarterly update on bovine tuberculous shows over 2,000 herds have been restricted this

Kerry herds have among the lowest numbers of TB reactors.

A quarterly update on bovine tuberculous shows over 2,000 herds have been restricted this year nationwide, following an inconclusive or positive test.

In Kerry, 75 herds – or just over 2% of herds tested – have been restricted this year.

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Nearly 3,400 herds in the county were tested.

The Department of Agriculture has outlined a number of measures to lessen the incidence of bovine TB.

These include reduce the risk from badgers, reduce contiguous spread, source cattle from a herd which has not had a breakdown in recent years and disinfect shared machinery.

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