asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the amount lost to the agricultural sector of the national economy through fluke disease in Irish livestock.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fluke Disease.
21.
There is no way of accurately estimating the financial loss to the agricultural sector caused by liver fluke but it is thought to be about £13 million per year at present. Most of the loss is due to the sub-clinical form of the disease. Furthermore, variable factors such as weather and soil conditions have an important bearing on the level of incidence in any given period.