Deputy Conlan welcomes new cross- border disease eradication report

Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael Deputy Sean Conlan has welcomed a new All-island agricultural disease eradication report which has been jointly launched by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD and his Northern Ireland counterpart Michelle O’Neill.

Deputy Conlan said that the report was of particular relevance to the farming communities in border counties such as Cavan and Monaghan and praised the continued ongoing co-operation between laboratories on both sides of the border which was of great benefit to the agri sector. The report details diseases and conditions diagnosed by laboratories on both sides of the border during the course of 2010 and is expected to herald a new era of cross border co-operation towards Animal Health and Welfare.

Both laboratories accept carcasses of dead animals as well as samples from live animals, and offer a wide range of diagnostic test methods. The results of the tests and post-mortem examinations are reported to the farmer and followed up with advice and field investigations if required.  Results are stored on computer databases for future reference.

Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael Deputy Sean Conlan has welcomed a new All-island agricultural disease eradication report which has been jointly launched by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD and his Northern Ireland counterpart Michelle O’Neill.

Deputy Conlan said that the report was of particular relevance to the farming communities in border counties such as Cavan and Monaghan and praised the continued ongoing co-operation between laboratories on both sides of the border which was of great benefit to the agri sector. The report details diseases and conditions diagnosed by laboratories on both sides of the border during the course of 2010 and is expected to herald a new era of cross border co-operation towards Animal Health and Welfare.

Both laboratories accept carcasses of dead animals as well as samples from live animals, and offer a wide range of diagnostic test methods. The results of the tests and post-mortem examinations are reported to the farmer and followed up with advice and field investigations if required.  Results are stored on computer databases for future reference.