An Irish judge has finally ruled in an affair that dates back to 2011 when the Moroccan authorities discovered 12 cows infectious with bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), exported to Moroccan farmers by a leading Irish Cattle exporter.
Prior to 2011, Ireland was well-known in Morocco for the good quality of its cattle, especially among Moroccan farmers. Yet, the back-then discovery has raised many eyebrows in the country, especially given the fact that Moroccan farmers used to hold a good opinion of Irish people when it came to their integrity.
As mentioned above, the affair dates back to 2011. After the discovery of the diseased cows, the Moroccan authorities contacted their Irish counterparts to alert them about tests they conducted, which revealed that 12 cows shipped from Ireland to Morocco were diseased.
The Irish judge finally handed fines to those responsible for this fiasco. He said that “it is hugely regrettable that after the efforts made by the Irish authorities to open up this market that the likes of Mr. Hunter [The main responsible for this fiasco] would put those markets in jeopardy. They do create a difficulty and affect the national economy.”
The Moroccan Times.
