Ireland bovine tuberculosis reactor numbers drop despite local surges

Bovine tuberculosis levels in Ireland have slowed their earlier decline, with Department of Agriculture figures showing 35,569 reactors identified in the 12 months up to the end of August, remaining over 5,000 head lower than the same point in 2025 despite localized surges in counties like Wicklow and Louth. Mid-Year Figures and the Shift in … Read more

Government Approves Commercial Sale of ASF Vaccine

The Bureau of Animal Industry has approved the commercial sale of AVAC ASF LIVE, marking the first African swine fever vaccine cleared for fattening pigs in the country. Announced on Wednesday by the Department of Agriculture, the regulatory clearance arrives nearly seven years after the viral disease first struck local herds in 2019, cutting the … Read more