The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. This data was captured by the AHI Beef HealthCheck programme on liver abscesses at slaughter in cattle at 17 factories participating in the programme. This would account for between 50-60% of the national kill. Data has been collected from 2016 to date and includes beef and dairy animals of all ages. Data for the 2021 year is partial to August.
County
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021*
|
CARLOW
|
5.7
|
4.4
|
3.1
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
4.8
|
CAVAN
|
3.1
|
3.7
|
2.2
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
CLARE
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
2.2
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
CORK
|
5.1
|
5.4
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
DONEGAL
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.4
|
DUBLIN
|
2.6
|
3.9
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.5
|
4.0
|
GALWAY
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
KERRY
|
3.9
|
3.6
|
2.4
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
KILDARE
|
4.5
|
4.0
|
2.5
|
3.3
|
4.1
|
3.8
|
KILKENNY
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
LAOIS
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
4.7
|
4.0
|
LEITRIM
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
1.9
|
LIMERICK
|
4.4
|
3.9
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.9
|
LONGFORD
|
4.0
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
LOUTH
|
4.6
|
4.3
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
MAYO
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
1.5
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.3
|
MEATH
|
4.1
|
4.1
|
3.1
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
3.9
|
MONAGHAN
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
3.5
|
4.1
|
4.4
|
3.6
|
OFFALY
|
4.6
|
3.8
|
2.9
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.2
|
ROSCOMMON
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
2.9
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.1
|
SLIGO
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.2
|
TIPPERARY
|
4.4
|
4.1
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
WATERFORD
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.0
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
WESTMEATH
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
2.7
|
3.2
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
WEXFORD
|
5.6
|
3.9
|
2.5
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
4.5
|
WICKLOW
|
5.2
|
4.1
|
3.1
|
3.9
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
TOTAL
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
Table: Percentage of liver abscesses in cattle per county of slaughter as part of the Beef HealthCheck programme (*2021 partial data to August)