A House of Lords committee said it is estimated around a third of veterinary medicines currently used in the region are at risk of discontinuation.
Urgent action is needed from the Government over the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland to protect human and animal health, peers have said.
The committee said it is estimated that around a third of veterinary medicines currently used in Northern Ireland are at risk of discontinuation. Witnesses addressing the committee also told of the potential for “serious economic effects” on the farming and agriculture industry in the absence of a solution, with farmers potentially unable to sell their produce.
The committee said industry experts had stressed the link between animal and human health, particularly for food-producing animals.
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