Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine animals found to have failed the TB eradication test in each of the past five years to date in respect of both the dairy herd and the beef herd. [13703/20]
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the table below.
| Herd Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEEF | 1,664 | 1,568 | 1,838 | 1,990 | 1,802 |
| DAIRY | 7,021 | 8,964 | 8,580 | 9,186 | 8,813 |
| OTHER | 371 | 351 | 337 | 395 | 347 |
| SUCKLER | 6,300 | 6,077 | 6,590 | 5,976 | 5,841 |
| Total | 15,356 | 16,960 | 17,345 | 17,547 | 16,803 |
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