The Irish flagship beef health programme, the Beef HealthCheck, celebrates a decade of work. Animal Health Ireland (AHI) credits the decade-long programme as a key to ensuring healthier beef animals in Ireland. Despite a weather-driven spike in liver fluke prevalence in 2024, the 2025 data show active infections down 29% year-on-year. Beef HealthCheck Programme Manager at Animal Health Ireland, Dr Natascha Meunier, said: "For 10 years, Beef HealthCheck has delivered real, measurable benefits for farmers, their vets and the wider industry. AHI report that 11.2% of herds sending 10 or more animals to slaughter over the past decade have shown no evidence of liver fluke.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 10:39 UTC