Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020
740. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the epidemiological report into the discovery of atypical BSE in a cow in County Tipperary will be finalised; when his attention was drawn to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10631/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 14 May, my Department identified a suspected case of 'Atypical BSE' in a 14-year old cow as a result of its surveillance of ‘fallen’ animals – these are on-farm deaths which are sent to a collection centre (knackery) for sampling and destruction. On 22 May, confirmatory tests carried out at my Department’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory verified the suspect case as one of Atypical BSE.
I can confirm that the epidemiological report on the animals has been completed and that a summary of the key findings will be made available in due course.
