Bovine TB Forum Meeting.pdf

11:00-13:00, Location: Virtual Meeting.

Attendees included representatives from various organizations, including ICMSA, ICSA, ICOS, IFA, Animal Health Ireland, and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

Key discussion points:
- Introduction by Chair Sean Brady, welcoming new members and thanking departing member Eoin Ryan.
- Review of minutes from the last meeting, with a focus on the importance of a comprehensive plan for wildlife in areas with changing road network infrastructure.
- Update on disease trends and wildlife by DAFM, including a whole genome case study.
- Presentation on using PCR tests to improve turnaround time for factory lesion cases by Maire McElroy.
- Update on communications, chronic herds policy, and Animal Health Law by DAFM.

Action points:
1. DAFM to analyze TB Inconclusive reports from 9th April 2021 to 31st Dec 2021.
2. Farmers to receive quarterly text message prompts to remove historic inconclusives.
3. Circulation of Reactor Pack flow chart, FAQs, Animal Health Law, and pre-emptive risk mitigation plan letters for final sign-off.

Next meeting: Aimed for the first week of June.