Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

5:30 pm

Dr. Damien Barrett:

Yes. Likewise, it could do so if it was harvested for silage but in the ensiling process, the pH level going down kills off the bacteria. It is a risk. We are highly concerned about it. We have tried to highlight it. Zero grazing has become more popular in the past few years, particularly last spring when fodder there was a shortage of fodder.