The animal was from a holding at Adlesici, Novo Mesto, close to the Croatian border in the southwest of the country. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food in Slovenia confirmed to the Irish Farmers Journal that this is the ninth case of BSE in Slovenia and the first since 2007. He added that it is not yet confirmed whether the BSE is classical or atypical as the sample has only been sent today (Monday) to the UK for testing.

Animal movement to and from the farm has been banned and the cow's history is being examined. Slovenia has been classified as a country with negligible BSE risk since 2013 and the spokesperson said the case was unlikely to change given that the cow was born 12 years ago.

The Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection in Slovenia said that measures have already been taken at the farm, The Slovenia Times reports.