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Author: O’Connor, Jarlath T; Byrne, Justin P; More, Simon J; Blake, Martin; McGrath, Guy; Tratalos, Jamie A; Mcelroy, Maire C; Kiernan, Paul; Canty, Mary J; O’Brien-Lynch, Chris; Griffin, John M
Title: Using an epidemiological framework and bovine spongiform encephalopathy investigation questionnaire to investigate suspect bovine spongiform encephalopathy cases: an example from a bovine spongiform encephalopathy case in Ireland in 2015
  • Document date: 2018_2_10
    • ID: 1j5yrvwt_12
    Snippet: During the investigation, the year 2010 was identified as the likely infection window. During tracing, 63 cohort animals were identified, born in 2009, 2010 and 2011. At the time of the investigation, the case animal also had four progeny still alive. The cohorts and progeny were located in seven herds, including the index herd. All cohorts and progeny were immediately flagged on DAFM's Animal Identification and Movement IT system to prevent thei.....
    Document: During the investigation, the year 2010 was identified as the likely infection window. During tracing, 63 cohort animals were identified, born in 2009, 2010 and 2011. At the time of the investigation, the case animal also had four progeny still alive. The cohorts and progeny were located in seven herds, including the index herd. All cohorts and progeny were immediately flagged on DAFM's Animal Identification and Movement IT system to prevent their further movement. All 67 animals were removed and slaughtered on June 22, 2015. Samples of brain tissue from all these animals were subjected to BSE testing. All of these tests were negative. animal had each been sampled for BSE when slaughtered as healthy animals in 2006 and 2013, respectively, and each tested BSE-negative.

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