30-40 years of TB eradication at current pace

It will take 30 to 40 years of the current measures to eradicate bovine TB, according to the Department of Agriculture.

The Department’s deputy chief veterinary officer, Michael Sheahan, told the recent Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture discussion on the TB Eradication Programme that current measures, plus vaccination of badgers throughout the country will eventually eradicate TB over a long period.