Minister insists Northern Ireland has 'no links' to mad cow case in Scotland

Minister insists Northern Ireland has 'no links' to mad cow case in Scotland

Northern Ireland has no links to the recent confirmed case of classical BSE found in Scotland, according to the region's agriculture minister.

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir reassures NI public there is no link to the confirmed case of classical BSE in Scotland

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has reassured the public Northern Ireland currently has no link to the confirmed case of classical BSE in Scotland.

No NI link to rare ‘mad cow disease’ case confirmed in Scotland, Minister says

Northern Ireland has no identified link to a rare case of classical BSE — commonly known as mad cow disease — confirmed on a farm in Scotland, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has said. The case was discovered on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway and identified through routine BSE surveillance. Movement restrictions have now been put in place while investigations continue to establish the origin of the case. Importantly, the affected animal did no…