
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...
N.Ireland
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is regarded by many farming families as the most significant threat to their businesses. This is a...
Beef
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC)Â announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...
N.Ireland
The recent bovine tuberculosis (bTB) review carried out in Northern Ireland has been likened to a reset button for the...
N.Ireland
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 in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
N.Ireland
The issues pertaining to the development of effective bTB vaccines – targeting both cattle and badgers, are extremely complex in...
Government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a workgroup leader for its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) immunology and vaccines...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among...
N.Ireland
The Pedigree Cattle Trust is calling for an independent review of the measures taken to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers will not deliver the full eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) according to a leading UK cattle vet. Dick...
N.Ireland
The Pedigree Cattle Trust are set to hold a meeting in Co. Armagh that will provide those attending with an...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) received almost 5,000 responses on a recent consultation on the proposal to...
N.Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is strongly advising farmers to have their say in a debate centred around future...
N.Ireland
Getting Northern Ireland’s new farm minister to reverse proposed cuts in bovine tuberculosis (bTB) compensation values will be a priority...
N.Ireland
A number of agri-stakeholder organisations in Northern Ireland are opposing proposed bovine tuberculosis (bTB) compensation cuts. Ulster unionist spokesperson on...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it will legally challenge any attempts to reduce bovine tuberculosis (bTB) valuations in...
Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has labelled proposals to reduce the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
A public consultation on the compensation rates made available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) reactor cattle is about to be launched...