John Perry
Ceist:354 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an animal belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was a reactor animal which was slaughtered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16856/02]
Vol. 554 No. 5
354 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an animal belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was a reactor animal which was slaughtered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16856/02]
The animal in this case was presented for slaughter with an identity card at the factory on 17 January 2002. The animal came from a clear herd. It was only following slaughter at the factory and the discovery of lesions on the carcase that a suspect sample was sent to the laboratory to be tested. That examination confirmed that the animal had TB.