Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021
741. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) is entitled to have livestock retested via skin test prior to their herd being restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47581/21]
View answerWhere a herd owner chooses not to slaughter an inconclusive reactor current TB policy is to carry out a gamma interferon test on it 7 to 30 days after the TB skin test on which it was disclosed. A blood test was carried out on animal IE 161414760061 on 23rd August 2021 in the herd of the person named after the various options were discussed with him. The animal in question was confirmed positive to TB on foot of the blood test and in accordance with policy, this animal must now be removed as a TB reactor.
