Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed)

Mr. Aidan Cahill:

Yes, that is essentially what happened. There is considerable debate in the scientific community as to whether it is better to feed milk replacer or electrolytes during transport. There is very little published scientific consensus on that, but the assessment of the scientists was that it is better to feed them milk replacer during transport.