Seamus Fagan, Athlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, is urging farmers to submit any suspect abortions for post mortem examination and to be remain vigilant for any signs of bluetongue virus.
Farmers are being urged to submit any suspect aborted fetuses for post-mortem examination or at a minimum to discuss these with their vet. The advice was delivered by Seamus Fagan of Athlone regional veterinary laboratory at a Dawn Meats Future Flocks young farmer event in Athlone on Tuesday night.
Fagan said that the bluetongue virus can manifest in high barren rates and abortion and urged farmers to remain vigilant for any signs of the virus in their animals.
He said that Ireland has benefitted from higher demand for livestock in European markets which have been hit hard by the virus, but cautioned that there is still an ongoing threat of the virus reaching our shores.
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He said that in the event of the virus hitting, the best chance of curtailing its spread and limiting the devastating impact it can have is through early identification and putting control protocols in place.
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Seamus Fagan, Athlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, is urging farmers to submit any suspect abortions for post mortem examination and to be remain vigilant for any signs of bluetongue virus.
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Farmers are being urged to submit any suspect aborted fetuses for post-mortem examination or at a minimum to discuss these with their vet. The advice was delivered by Seamus Fagan of Athlone regional veterinary laboratory at a Dawn Meats Future Flocks young farmer event in Athlone on Tuesday night.
Fagan said that the bluetongue virus can manifest in high barren rates and abortion and urged farmers to remain vigilant for any signs of the virus in their animals.
He said that Ireland has benefitted from higher demand for livestock in European markets which have been hit hard by the virus, but cautioned that there is still an ongoing threat of the virus reaching our shores.
He said that in the event of the virus hitting, the best chance of curtailing its spread and limiting the devastating impact it can have is through early identification and putting control protocols in place.
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