Animal Medication

2 hospitalised from ‘taking animal medication’ after vet surgery break-in

2 hospitalised from ‘taking animal medication’ after vet surgery break-in

Two men who were arrested following the theft of animal medication from a veterinary surgery in England have been released...

July 6, 2020
Warning issued following theft of animal antibiotics

Warning issued following theft of animal antibiotics

A warning has been issued by police following the theft of animal antibiotics in Northern Ireland in recent days. The...

February 4, 2019
EU set to ban ‘routine use’ of medicated livestock feed

EU set to ban ‘routine use’ of medicated livestock feed

The European Council has agreed to impose a ban on prophylactic or routine metaphylactic use of antibiotic medicated feed. Metaphylactic...

July 10, 2018
Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts

Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts

Agri-pharmaceutical firm Norbrook has seen its profits soar by more than 40% in just a year, according to its most...

February 22, 2018
Farm antibiotic sales hit ‘all time low’ in the UK

Farm antibiotic sales hit ‘all time low’ in the UK

Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...

October 31, 2017
Animal medication worth £11,000 stolen from vet clinic in the North

Animal medication worth £11,000 stolen from vet clinic in the North

Some £11,000 (€13,119) worth of animal medication and vaccines has been stolen from Lurgan Vet Clinic in Co. Armagh, the...

April 18, 2017