Failure to ensure competition in anti-parasitic market ‘will threaten viability of farmers’

Farmers have said that this, in turn, would be contrary to the need for greater efficiencies in animal performance.

The ICSA said it believes “there is a risk that excessive amounts of bureaucracy and burdensome red tape is being imposed on the agri-food sector”.

Farmers have stressed that a failure to ensure full competition in relation to anti-parasitics “will further threaten the viability of farmers”.

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association said this could affect the low-income cattle and sheep sectors in particular, and could “potentially lead to underuse of products”.