Department announces updated values in BVD support programme

Despite the department's increase in financial supports for BVD-positive calves in 2025 the ICMSA have said it is not in line with the value of calves born in 2025

Financial support for BVD-positive dairy breed and beef breed calves has risen to €200 and €320, respectively.

It was announced that there will be changes made to the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Financial Support Programme for animals disclosed as positive in 2025.

Minister for agriculture, Martin Heydon, made the announcement, saying the objective of the BVD Financial Support Programme is to minimise the incidence of BVD in the national herd through the testing of newborn calves and whole herd testing in herds that disclose one or more BVD test-positive or inconclusive animals.