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Northern Ireland is covering lab test costs for high-risk livestock moving out of the bluetongue zone to ease farmer burdens.
Northern Ireland is providing temporary financial support to cover laboratory testing costs for high-risk livestock moving out of the bluetongue Temporary Control Zone (TCZ), following relaxed movement restrictions.
The Stormont Department of Agriculture will pay for pre-movement tests, including bluetongue and pregnancy screenings, until the end of the low-vector season or the TCZ’s removal, whichever comes first.
The measure, announced by Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir, aims to ease financial pressure on farmers while maintaining controls to protect animal health.
Testing remains mandatory for unvaccinated or non-pregnant animals, and future decisions on the TCZ will depend on veterinary assessments as midge activity increases in spring.
Irlanda del Norte está cubriendo los costes de las pruebas de laboratorio para el ganado de alto riesgo que sale de la zona de la fiebre catarral ovina para aliviar las cargas de los agricultores.