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NI’s ban on BVD untested animals to begin on Wednesday

August 30, 2021

Northern Ireland’s movement ban on BVD Untested animals is set to come into effect this Wednesday (September 1). It follows the announcement in…

Movement of untested BVD cattle to be prohibited in UK

August 23, 2021

Beef

Members of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) have been reminded to ensure all animals in their herd…

Animals not tested for BVD to be banned from NI abattoirs

July 26, 2021

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced plans to ban BVD untested animals from slaughterhouses in a bid to crack down on those…

Bold plans laid out to eradicate BVD and sheep scab by 2031

July 13, 2021

Beef

The livestock industry has set out bold ambitions to eradicate sheep scab and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) by 2031, among other goals, following…

NI BVD maps: Where is your nearest PI animal?

July 9, 2021

Beef

Maps showing the extent of Northern Ireland’s battle with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) have been published in a bid to encourage farmers to…

Number of older cattle in NI with no BVD status halves in a year

May 21, 2021

N.Ireland

The number of older cattle in Northern Ireland that do not have a BVD status has halved in the space of just a…

New EU Animal Health Law to have implications on NI BVD programme

April 21, 2021

N.Ireland

The EU’s new Animal Health Law, which brings Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) into legislation for the first time, will have implications for Northern…

Research shows evidence of carryover of BVD infection in NI

February 25, 2021

Beef

Industry research in Northern Ireland has suggested the continued emergence of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in 2021 is evidence of the carryover of…

BVD inspections ‘step in the right direction’

January 25, 2021

Beef

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed new inspections to crack down on BVD animal retention as a “step in the right direction”. The…

New inspections to check isolation of BVD animals in NI

January 21, 2021

Beef

New, unannounced inspections to check that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) positive animals are being isolated are set to begin in Northern Ireland over…

Risk of losing Quality Assurance leads to ‘significant drop’ in BVD animals in NI

November 30, 2020

Beef

The number of herds in Northern Ireland retaining BVD PI animals has “fallen dramatically” since toughened eradication measures were introduced to the region’s…

Free BVD testing to be extended until 2021 in Wales

July 7, 2020

Agri-Business

Free BVD (Bovine viral diarrhoea) testing for cattle farmers in Wales has been extended until March 31, 2021. The testing, which is provided…

Number of BVD PI cattle retained falls below 200 in NI for the first time

July 3, 2020

Beef

The number of retained BVD-positive animals in Northern Ireland has fallen below 200 for the first time. Figures from July show that there…

427 BVD positive cattle recorded in Northern Ireland in November

November 23, 2019

Beef

As many as 427 BVD positive animals have been retained across 283 Northern Ireland herds, despite mounting pressure to rid farms of the animals. The…

Calls for changes to Farm Quality Assurance to ramp up NI’s BVD eradication efforts

September 9, 2019

N.Ireland

Two major Northern Ireland industry bodies are calling for amendments to the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme to speed up efforts to eradicate bovine…

A simple milk sample can provide a world of information for dairy farmers

April 14, 2019

Dairy

Gone are the days when a milk sample could provide dairy farmers with information on Somatic Cell Count (SCC) and Bactocount levels only.…

NI BVD offenders to be prosecuted

April 8, 2019

N.Ireland

Plans have been announced by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to take enforcement action against herd keepers who…

7,000 farms sign up to eradicate BVD in Wales

March 25, 2019

Beef

A meeting of the partners in the Wales-wide Gwaredu BVD programme has heard that 7,000 farms in Wales are now part of the…

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