Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems could help pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve the health and...
September 12, 2018
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
June 21, 2018
A progressive Leicestershire farmer has said losing 55 cows in a suspected water poisoning incident at his farm was the...
June 20, 2018
Farmers frequently convince themselves that their biosecurity is much better than in reality, Northern Ireland’s most senior vet has said....
November 22, 2017
New BSE status controls will be included on the North’s departmental animal database ‘APHIS’ to identify Negligible Risk (NR) and...
November 17, 2017
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
October 31, 2017
Whether or not the UK maintains a good reputation for animal welfare in the production of meat will depend on...
August 1, 2017
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says the threat of antibiotic resistance is a growing concern and it is supporting calls for...
March 15, 2017
European authorities are trying to strengthen the regional cooperation in south-eastern Europe and the Middle East for the prevention and...
August 10, 2016
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the veterinary medicine Velactis (cabergoline) after serious adverse events, including recumbency (lying down...
June 29, 2016
Gardai in Blanchardstown are investigating after a dog was found unresponsive in a car at the recent Bloom festival. A...
June 10, 2016
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March...
April 26, 2016
As yet more Bluetongue outbreaks are confirmed in France, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) in the UK has urged farmers...
April 6, 2016
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) has welcomed a vote by MEPs earlier this month to amend EU law...
March 16, 2016
Lower stocking rates and healthy herds are associated with organic farms, according to Tralee-based Veterinary Surgeon and Organic Farmer Paddy...
March 14, 2016
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves comes into effect today. The programme begins today with...
March 1, 2016
New measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were backed...
February 24, 2016
The use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted and new ones should be developed, Environment and Public Health Committee...
February 20, 2016
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