A Burren farmer is urging the Department of Agriculture to ensure proper resources are pumped into researching the causes behind bovine TB blackspots in areas like Clare.
The Government’s aim was to eradicated the disease by 2030, but the Department has acknowledged that progress has stalled , and that overall, national levels have slightly increased in the past three years.
It’s prompted calls from farmers for a new strategy to be rolled out to urgently tackle the spread of the disease.
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There are two blackspots in Clare, in the Burren and in Scarriff in East Clare and Michael Davoran, who’s the Clare representative on the IFA’s Animal Health Committee, says it’s time to get to the root of the problem.
