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Hugh Farrell said every farmer has a right to a proper valuation of stock in the event of a TB breakdown. \ Donal O Leary
Suggesting that all animals could be accurately valued on a desktop basis rather than by live vaulations is “ludicrous”, the Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers Association s (ICSA) animal health chair has said.
Hugh Farrell said every farmer has a right to a proper valuation of stock in the event of a TB breakdown, and that this right must be protected.
“Any moves to remove fair and proper valuations from the TB eradication programme will be vigorously opposed by [the] ICSA.