Bluetongue virus has been identified in a blood sample of an animal from a farm in Co. Monaghan.
That’s according to the Irish Farmers’ Journal.
The Journal is reporting this morning that the animal was slaughtered in November 2025.
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The Department of Agriculture has undertaken the testing of cattle blood samples, in an aim to grasp which geographic areas the virus may be present.
Blood samples tested originate as far back as September 2025.
Northern Sound has contacted the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for comment.
