TB testing

Spiralling TB costs could cost Department €180m next year

TB is expected to cost the Department €130m this year and €180m next year, as trends continue in the wrong trajectory.

NEWS 18 June 2025

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Over 20% of badgers test positive for TB

Over 20% of badgers test positive for TB

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 May 2025

News podcast: new TB rules, cattle shortage and milk supply

News podcast: new TB rules, cattle shortage and milk supply

NEWS 9 May 2025

Crunch meeting on TB

Crunch meeting on TB

Crunch meeting on TB

NEWS 7 May 2025

Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline

Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline

Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline

NORTHERN IRELAND 9 April 2025

Radical TB plan floated by Department

Radical TB plan floated by Department

Major changes to the TB testing programme, the rules relating to animal movements and to disease compensation are included in the Department's plan.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Overhaul of TB measures proposed

Overhaul of TB measures proposed

The Department of Agriculture has proposed a suite of measures aimed at reducing TB. WE analyse the implications for farmers on the ground if these proposals were adopted.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Department proposal to curb cow sales to stem TB spread

Department proposal to curb cow sales to stem TB spread

The Department has also proposed the “mandatory disclosure” of TB herd risk category at the point of sale for all sales.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Almost 30% of beef kill comes from controlled finishing units

Almost 30% of beef kill comes from controlled finishing units

The figure is the highest monthly record for the month of February and contributed to almost 28% of throughput in that month

NEWS 19 February 2025

New Zealand trials bulk tank TB test with Enfer

New Zealand trials bulk tank TB test with Enfer

New Zealand is the first country to try to use bulk tank milk test in a national TB management programme.

NEWS 19 February 2025

TB cannot continue for everyone's sake - Heydon

TB cannot continue for everyone's sake - Heydon

Overall exchequer expenditure on the TB programme in 2024 amounted to over €100m.

NEWS 19 February 2025

New Zealand's TB testing regime

New Zealand's TB testing regime

'TB skin test under tail head not on neck.' - Olin Grennan, North Island, New Zealand.

LETTERS 19 February 2025

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