The supply of Liquid Bovine Tuberculin PPD and Liquid Avian Tuberculin PPD

Tender description

Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis eradication programme is approved annually by the EU Commission and conforms with the provisions of Directive 64/432/EEC. The programme includes an annual round screening test of all cattle herds, controls on movement of animals, restriction of holdings, removal and slaughter of reactors and specific targeted testing. The cattle population in Ireland is around 6 million cattle and approximately 8.5m tuberculin tests are performed annually. The tuberculin test used is the Single Intradernal Comparative Tuberculin Test (SICTT). TB testing is carried out by veterinarians and all bovine animals, including calves from 6 weeks of age (or calves from birth if they are not in the herd of birth or if they are in a diseased or high risk herd), are included in the programme. The requirement under this contract is the supply of liquid bovine and liquid avian tuberculin PPD (CPV code 33600000-6) for use in Ireland’s Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programme. Historical records indicate that approximately 1,200 litres of bovine tuberculin PPD and 1,200 litres of avian tuberculin PPD may be required annually over the duration of the contract.