Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Eradication of TB: Discussion
Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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They were a majority of Friesian bull calves, so looking at the statistics, bulls or steers went through the roof. At the moment, 67.6% are cow numbers. If we look at our TB problem, it does not happen with calves or younger animals to such a degree. Two thirds of it falls directly into the line of cows and more mature animals.