Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004
64 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a departmental investigation, commenced by her predecessor, into the high level of cattle deaths on farms has been completed; her views on the number of such deaths (details supplied); and if a categorisation of the cause of death has been or can be drawn up. [24485/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is analysing the post mortem data from the regional and central veterinary laboratories for on-farm cattle deaths. Laboratory research staff are also involved in a detailed evaluation and further analysis of cattle movement monitoring system data to establish if there are patterns of disease factors such as clustering of particular diseases, geographic distribution or age patterns. The evaluation exercise may also involve on-farm case studies.
