The bluetongue disease was detected in a Wexford herd last week through routine surveillance. Photograph: iStock
China has suspended imports of Irish beef due to the bluetongue virus outbreak in a cattle herd in Wexford last week.
The move comes just over two weeks after China agreed to lift a previous ban on Irish beef that had been in place for more than a year.
Under the protocol governing the beef trade with China, Ireland is re
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