N.Ireland
TB update: Latest figures show rates at worst in 15 years
Official statistics show the bovine TB situation in Northern Ireland is worsening – the herd incidence rate in the region...
TB
N.Ireland
TB costs to 'spiral' under status quo - proposals show
Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1,055 million (€1,189.8 million)...
N.Ireland
TB costs to ‘spiral’ under status quo – proposals show
Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1,055 million (€1,189.8 million)...
N.Ireland
New TB quangos to cost NI up to £20,000 a year
New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to...
N.Ireland
New TB quangos to cost NI up to £20,000 a year
New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to...
N.Ireland
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
N.Ireland
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
N.Ireland
Dick Sibley’s TB Quad System: ‘There’s no point crossing the road and only looking one way’
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
N.Ireland
Dick Sibley's TB Quad System: 'There's no point crossing the road and only looking one way'
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
Environment
‘No one talks about the suffering badgers’
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
N.Ireland
'No one talks about the suffering badgers'
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: 'There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure'
Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: ‘There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure’
Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
N.Ireland
TB levy proposals could raise up to £4.8 million a year
Proposals for an industry-led TB levy could raise up to £4.8 million a year if the maximum £3 per animal...
N.Ireland
TB levy proposals could raise up to £4.8 million a year
Proposals for an industry-led TB levy could raise up to £4.8 million a year if the maximum £3 per animal...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: Northern Ireland's 11 main strains mapped out
Scientists have used advanced techniques to identify around 11 main TB strains in Northern Ireland. While the disease – which...
