The number of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) letters that have been issued to neighbours of farmers who are retaining persistently infected (PI) calves has more than trebled on last year.
Some 1,039 BVD neighbour notifications, dubbed name-and-shame letters, have been issued to farmers so far this year. Last year, just over 300 such letters were issued. Name-and-shame letters are issued to farmers whose neighbour is retaining a persistently infected (PI) calf on their farm.
In an attempt to drive down the number of retained PIs on farms, the Department uses a system of warning letters, herd restrictions and neighbour notifications.
Figures from the Department of Agriculture obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal show that in total, 1,339 name-and-shame letters have been issued to date.
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Some 450 warning letters were also issued to farmers in 2016.
A total of 331 restriction notices have been issued to farmers to date this year. Some 1,300 herds have been restricted since mid-2015.
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Title: BVD name-and-shame letters triple
The number of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) letters that have been issued to neighbours of farmers who are retaining persistently infected (PI) calves has more than trebled on last year.
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Some 1,039 BVD neighbour notifications, dubbed name-and-shame letters, have been issued to farmers so far this year. Last year, just over 300 such letters were issued. Name-and-shame letters are issued to farmers whose neighbour is retaining a persistently infected (PI) calf on their farm.
In an attempt to drive down the number of retained PIs on farms, the Department uses a system of warning letters, herd restrictions and neighbour notifications.
Figures from the Department of Agriculture obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal show that in total, 1,339 name-and-shame letters have been issued to date.
Some 450 warning letters were also issued to farmers in 2016.
A total of 331 restriction notices have been issued to farmers to date this year. Some 1,300 herds have been restricted since mid-2015.
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