11/19/2024: 

Early in May 2024, several reports were received on the Veekijker hotline about polluted grassland after a fire at a distribution centre in Oss. The fire spread items such as the remains of solar panels around the surrounding area. Two livestock farmers and their veterinarian were worried about the contamination that they came across on their land and wondered whether the grass was safe for cows to graze. Read the full article

More information from the Highlights report cattle

• Confusion over diagnosing Lactococcus spp. as the cause of mastitis
• Severe effects of suspected poisoning with ragwort and/or aflatoxins
• Streptococcus agalactiae mastitis outbreaks with a varying picture
• Veterinary practice networking visits and monitoring meetings
• Health of cattle in the Netherlands, 2nd quarter of 2024

Read the Highlights report cattle

For more information on our monitoring programmes, please visit our Monitoring and Surveillance page.

Visit our monitoring programmes