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March 4, 2021 7:42 am
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) needs to better communicate the changes in the updated Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) protocols – and should revisit compensation levels, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA).
Commenting ICSA Animal Health and Welfare Committee chair Hugh Farrell again called for “adequate compensation” for BVD calves from the suckler herd and urged AHI to write to all breeding herd owners to outline updated BVD protocols for 2021.
“AHI has moved ahead with removing confirmatory second tests when determining the presence of BVD,” Farrell said.
This means the term PI or persistently infected is now obsolete, and all animals with one inconclusive test are for removal.