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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Nov 2002

Vol. 556 No. 3

Written Answers. - Bovine Diseases.

Dan Neville

Ceist:

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

Table B – details of samples submitted to regional veterinary laboratory, County Limerick.

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

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