Tag: County Louth Ireland

Friday, June 12th 2015 - 04:55 UTC
“Isolated” mad cow case in Ireland; OIE had recently returned the “controlled risk status”

Irish authorities have identified a suspected case of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease”, on a dairy farm in County Louth, the first such case to be discovered in the country since 2013. The Irish Department of Agriculture said on Thursday the five-year-old diseased cow was discovered as part of ongoing inspections of animals that die on farms.

“Isolated” mad cow case in Ireland; OIE had recently returned the “controlled risk status”