THE REMAINING PIS LETS GET THEM OUT! ELIMINATE BVD FROM IRELAND The ICBF database shows that 82% of the 14,000 PI calves born in 2013 and 55% of the 7,000 born in 2014 are now dead. However this leaves some 5,670 PI animals in herds across the country. Some 70% of herds that have retained PIs (the majority of which are suckler herds) have only a single PI, with 95% having retained four or less The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently announced a revised compensation package to encourage removal of PI calves. A payment of €120 is now available for the first and subsequent beef breed calf and €75 for the second and subsequent dairy heifer. PI calves born before 15th June 2014 must have a date of death recorded on the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system no later than 1st August 2014, while PI calves born after that date must have a date of death recorded within seven weeks of the initial test. Any PI cattle retained from 2012 or 2013 must also be removed.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:15:14 +0000
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