Some 153 herds remain locked up with TB in Monaghan despite increased testing and visits from the Department.
TB in Monaghan was highlighted as a huge issue last December, with one of the highest herd incidences nationally. In response, the Department enrolled 1,400 herds in Monaghan in a high impact TB (HIT) plan.
Initial success saw a drastic reduction in TB in the area and the Department reported that the number of herds locked up with TB had dropped from 232 to 151 in May this year.
Since then, progress seems to have stalled, but the Department remains upbeat:: “Herd incidence has fallen by over 20% in the past year from 8.78% in 2018 to 6.88% in 2019. It is clear that the programme is achieving considerable success to the benefit of the farming community in Monaghan and it will remain in place to build on this progress.”
Where a herd in a blackspot area has a breakdown, all neighbours within 150m are tested once every four months. Those in a blackspot but not within 150m of a breakdown herd are tested twice a year, called a contiguous test.
The Department has also enrolled 150 herds in Clare in a HIT plan from November this year. The areas highlighted are in the Burren and east Clare.
“The plan is following similar measures to those that have delivered reductions in Monaghan,” the Department said.
TB in the county has been a long-standing issue. The most recent TB report from the Department shows that 142 herds are locked up with TB in Clare.
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Monaghan TB plan yields results
TB blackspot plan Clare farmers
Some 153 herds remain locked up with TB in Monaghan despite increased testing and visits from the Department.
TB in Monaghan was highlighted as a huge issue last December, with one of the highest herd incidences nationally. In response, the Department enrolled 1,400 herds in Monaghan in a high impact TB (HIT) plan.
Initial success saw a drastic reduction in TB in the area and the Department reported that the number of herds locked up with TB had dropped from 232 to 151 in May this year.
Since then, progress seems to have stalled, but the Department remains upbeat:: “Herd incidence has fallen by over 20% in the past year from 8.78% in 2018 to 6.88% in 2019. It is clear that the programme is achieving considerable success to the benefit of the farming community in Monaghan and it will remain in place to build on this progress.”
Where a herd in a blackspot area has a breakdown, all neighbours within 150m are tested once every four months. Those in a blackspot but not within 150m of a breakdown herd are tested twice a year, called a contiguous test.
The Department has also enrolled 150 herds in Clare in a HIT plan from November this year. The areas highlighted are in the Burren and east Clare.
“The plan is following similar measures to those that have delivered reductions in Monaghan,” the Department said.
TB in the county has been a long-standing issue. The most recent TB report from the Department shows that 142 herds are locked up with TB in Clare.
Read more
Monaghan TB plan yields results
TB blackspot plan Clare farmers
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