N.Ireland
UFU calls for action after cross-party recognition of bTB’s impact
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for “urgent and decisive action” from the Northern Ireland Assembly on bovine tuberculosis...
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Beef
NFU: Next Welsh govt 'must give hope' of a future without bTB
The next Welsh Government must make “drastic changes” to bovine TB (bTB) policy to give Wales’ next generation of farmers...
N.Ireland
Small NI beef farms acutely exposed to bTB testing costs – report
Preparing for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing has a disproportionately higher impact on small beef farms, according to a recent report...
N.Ireland
What are the environmental pressures for bTB-restricted farms?
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) leads to a significant build up of environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms. This is...
N.Ireland
Clear link between bTB outbreaks and NI farm families’ stress levels – report
A new report confirms a clear link between bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks and increasing stress levels within farm families across...
N.Ireland
New bTB report will be ‘bedrock’ of eradication campaign – UFU
The launch of a new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) report has been characterised as a watershed moment by farm stakeholder bodies...
N.Ireland
Report: £96m indirect costs borne by farmers over bTB
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), together with the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) and the NI Dairy Council, today (Thursday,...
Arable
Ulster Grassland Society highlights toll of bTB lock-ups on farm businesses
Incoming Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) president, Ivor Lowry, has highlighted the significant challenges that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) continues to pose...
Beef
UFU calls for an accelerated NI bTB eradication campaign
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling for the introduction of an accelerated bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication campaign in Northern...
N.Ireland
Opinion: An all-island bTB eradication policy makes absolute sense
The confirmation that Dublin and Belfast have agreed to tackle the scourge of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on an all-island basis...
Agri-Business
RSPCA concerned over lack of animal welfare in bTB review
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has responded to the Department for Environment, Food and...
N.Ireland
LMC chief urges decisive action on bTB eradication
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is regarded by many farming families as the most significant threat to their businesses. This is a...
Beef
RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...
N.Ireland
bTB review in Northern Ireland likened to reset button
The recent bovine tuberculosis (bTB) review carried out in Northern Ireland has been likened to a reset button for the...
N.Ireland
Organisation questions pre-movement bTB testing in NI
Northern Ireland’s Pedigree Cattle Trust has strongly questioned the principle of pre-movement bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Northern Ireland. This...
N.Ireland
The eradication of bTB: Kill the pathogen or the host animals?
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
N.Ireland
Work continues apace in development of effective bTB vaccines
The issues pertaining to the development of effective bTB vaccines – targeting both cattle and badgers, are extremely complex in...
Government
APHA seeks workgroup leader for bTB immunology and vaccines team
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a workgroup leader for its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) immunology and vaccines...