€2.25m towards BVD tag testing for 2023

Ireland should be positioned to apply for BVD-free status by year-end 2023, according to the Department of Agriculture.

The support provided will be by way of a payment of €2 per calf.

Additional funding of €2.25m to support the continuation of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) tag testing for 2023 has been announced by the Department of Agriculture.

This will target breeding herds and in particular smaller breeding herds where the relative costs are the greatest, the department said.