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Ray Doyle of ICOS said the exception to test calves within 42 days had supported a positive mart trade.
A request has been made for the rules around calf TB testing to be changed to allow calves up to 120 days of age to be freely traded without the need for a test.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) called for the change, originally introduced as part of COVID-19 flexibilities, to be made permanent at a calf welfare group meeting with the Department of Agriculture.
“We have seen great improvements in calf welfare and quality of calves presented for sale in marts since the change in the TB testing regime, due to COVID restrictions, but when COVID has abated this exemption should be continued,” ICOS livestock and environmental services executive Ray Doyle said.
April 20, 2021 3:12 pm
Calls have been made for the current TB testing exemption for calves up to 120 days-old to be made permanent post-Covid.
The calls were made by the Irish Cooperative Organisation Society earlier this week.
At yesterday’s (Monday, April 19) meeting of the calf welfare group, ICOS requested a permanent change by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to allow calves up to 120 days-old to be freely traded without the necessity for TB testing.
Commenting on the matter, Ray Doyle, livestock and environmental services executive for ICOS, said:
“We have seen great improvements in calf welfare and quality of calves presented for sale at marts since the change in the TB testing regime, due to Covid restrictions – but when Covid has abated this exemption should be continued.
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