Dan Neville
Question:209 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will provide details in relation to reports to his Department in May 2002 of the death of animals in a farm (details supplied) in County Limerick. [19818/02]
Vol. 556 No. 3
209 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will provide details in relation to reports to his Department in May 2002 of the death of animals in a farm (details supplied) in County Limerick. [19818/02]
The herd owner to which the Deputy refers has reported seven on-farm deaths to my Department since the beginning of 2002. However, samples in respect of only four of these deaths, none of which occurred in May 2002, were submitted to my Department's regional veterinary laboratory in County Limerick. Details of the seven on-farm deaths are set out in tabular form in table A and details of the four animals for which samples were submitted, the laboratory findings and the dates on which each report issued to the herd owner are set out tabular form in table B.
Table A – details of reported on-farm deaths.
Tag Number |
Sex |
Date Reported |
IE241541070188 |
Male |
25/02/2002 |
IE241541010190 |
Male |
7/3/2002 |
WXTG 0049K |
Female |
7/3/2002 |
IE241541050194 |
Female |
14/3/2002 |
IE241541010199 |
Male |
2/4/2002 |
IE241541030085 |
Female |
12/4/2002 |
IE241541021091 |
Female |
20/5/2002 |
Date sample submitted by herd owner |
Description of sample |
Tag number |
Laboratory reference number |
Findings of laboratory |
Date bacteriology result issued to herd owner |
Date biochemistry result issuedto herd owner |
Date histopathology result issuedto herd owner |
Date post mortem result issued to herdowner |
25/2/02 |
Bovine stillbirth |
2415410/70188 |
1174 |
Evidence of intra-uterine hypoxia |
1/3/02 |
26/3/02 |
26/3/02 |
– |
8/3/02 |
Bovine stillbirth |
2415410/10190 |
1458 |
Evidence of difficult calving |
27/3/02 |
27/3/02 |
23/4/02 |
27/3/02 |
19/3/02 |
Day-old calf |
2415410/50194 |
1610 |
Evidence of intra-uterine hypoxia |
21/3/02 |
11/4/02 |
11/2/02 |
– |
2/4/02 |
Bovine stillbirth |
2415410/10199 |
1822 |
No significant findings |
30/4/02 |
30/4/02 |
10/6/02 (included test result for Neospora caninum) |
30/4/02 |