National Beef Conference 2024 - Dr. Eoin Ryan

The National Beef Conference took place on Tuesday, 19 November in the Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
At the conference, Dr. Eoin Ryan, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) presented on 'Bluetongue: What are the risks for Irish cattle farmers and what can we do about it?'.
Bluetongue is a notifiable exotic disease, caused by bluetongue virus (BTV), that infects ruminant animals (such as sheep, cattle, goats and deer) and camelids (such as llama and alpaca). Although Ireland is currently bluetongue free, the virus could spread to Ireland through import of infected animals, infected foetuses, germinal products (ova, semen, embryos) or wind dispersal of infected midges from infected areas.
As bluetongue is a notifiable disease, any suspect case of bluetongue must be reported to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) without delay. Farmers, veterinary practitioners and other relevant stakeholders should remain vigilant for bluetongue.
View the proceedings here www.teagasc.ie...
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