In this section:
Biosecurity
The term biosecurity encompasses both bioexclusion (keeping infectious diseases out of holdings) and biocontainment (reducing infectious disease threats within the farm).
TB Biosecurity Review (TASAH)
TB Biosecurity TASAH is a collaborative biosecurity programme offered to farmers by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in association with Animal Health Ireland and carried out by Private Veterinary Practitioners. The TB Biosecurity farm visit is fully funded through the TASAH mechanism under the Rural Development Programme.
For farmers wishing to avail of the consult and require more information click here.
For veterinary practitioners who require more information about the TB Biosecurity TASAH including training click here
Biosecurity TASAH
2025 will see the introduction of the Irish Biosecurity Risk Assessment Tool (Bioscore Dairy) TASAH. This TASAH includes a Biosecurity risk assessment of pasture based dairy farms using the Biosecurity Risk Assessment Tool (Bioscore) developed for Irish Dairy farms. This tool facilitates the identification of deficits in biosecurity management practices and generates biosecurity scores allowing comparison between dairy farms and benchmarking nationally. The assessment consists of two parts, a biosecurity questionnaire and a cattle movement records audit. The questionnaire is grouped into three biosecurity areas: risk of disease entry, speed of disease spread and diagnosis of infection. The scores for the three biosecurity areas are generated from information gathered in the farm questionnaire.
