Ireland – Laboratory services – Targeted Active Surveillance for TSEs (BSE and Scrapie) In Cattle, Sheep And Goats in Ireland

Approved laboratories are required to test brain tissue samples for the presence of TSEs in cattle, sheep and goat carcasses using one of the rapid tests approved for the monitoring of TSEs in accordance with Regulation (EC) 999/2001 as amended. In particular, the successful Rapid Testing Laboratory (RTL) will be testing for BSE in cattle and for Scrapie in sheep and goats.