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Shaun Diver takes a look at what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
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In Ireland, blackleg was also variously known as black-quarter (with its Irish variants ‘cheathrú dhubh’ and ‘cheathrú ghorm’), quarter-evil, quarter-ill and speedy disease. John Flaherty reports.
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Blackleg is a peracute disease, meaning when animals get infected it generally proves fatal quickly. Rachel Donovan talks to Tipperary vet Damien Corcoran about prevention.
This week, we hear of a splash plate ban for 15,000 more farmers, Government plans to exempt slurry storage facilities from planning permission and positivity around milk prices.
Vets have warned that the scarcity of vaccine could pose problems moving forward.
The recent outbreaks of clostridial diseases have triggered more caution among farmers and a greater awareness of possible threats.
The Department of Agriculture responded to questions from the Irish Farmers Journal about the recent outbreak of blackleg.
Fluke has been the main cause of death in sheep this year, according to knackeries in the west of Ireland.
The Department’s Regional Veterinary Laboratories have noted a jump in cases of the clostridial disease, common in cattle and sheep, referred to them for post mortem.
