Earlier this Oct, the French authorities confirmed an outbreak of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

DAFM has been testing slaughtered lambs to detect the timing and spread of exposure to liver fluke.

The Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs) have recorded positive blood test results for besnoitiosis in counties Cork and Kilkenny in recent months.

Recent cases detected in the Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs) suggest that the level of pasture contamination with parasites is high.

DAFM has tested lamb blood samples from a proportion of flocks in factories at the time of slaughter, to determine the timing and geographical spread of liver fluke.

Vets working in laboratories operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have diagnosed lungworm as the cause of death in several cattle in the past few weeks.