Bovine TB reactors decrease over one year period
Statistics released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Ireland dropped from 22,614 in 2020 to 20,931 last year. Figures indicate that the herd incidence rate in the state fell from 4.38% to 4.33% in 2021. The highest was recorded in west Co. Wicklow at 18.11%, while in the east of the county, it was 8.34%. North Co. Cork followed…