A CASE of the bluetongue virus has been detected in a herd of cattle in Co Wexford, the Minister for Agriculture has ...

Bluetongue was first detected in the Netherlands in September 2023 and has spread since across mainland Europe and Britain.

The Government has confirmed that an outbreak of the bluetongue virus has been detected in a bovine in Co Wexford, the first ...

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There are "very serious" consequences for the agri-community in Northern Ireland if bluetongue virus gets hold, the agriculture minister has said. Spread by midges, bluetongue (BTV-3) poses no threat ...

A second meeting on the first confirmed case of bluetongue in a cattle herd south of the border is be held today, writes Sarah Slater. The affected herd in Co. Wexford is the first case outside the ...

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