Written answers
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Animal Welfare
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any increased prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle in factory-controlled feedlots and any associated increased usage of veterinary medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46510/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department does not have such information.
The Animal Health Ireland Beef Health Check programme does capture information on the apparent prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle slaughtered in Ireland over recent years. This data is set out in the attached file.
The data does not provide any breakdown as to the herd type or farm system associated with the herd of supply of the identified cases. The trend line however suggests a reducing prevalence of liver abscess over recent years, rather than an increase.
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