What the ‘TB Tax’ could cost your business December 12, 2017 N.Ireland Proposals to charge farmers for bovine TB tests will cost the average business a further £257 a year, with bigger herds to be…
‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’ December 1, 2017 N.Ireland TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy president has warned.…
Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals November 30, 2017 N.Ireland Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals to work towards…
Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high November 30, 2017 N.Ireland TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according to official figures…
Six-hour TB test to launch at the end of this month November 15, 2017 N.Ireland A pioneering six-hour TB test is expected to launch by the end of November. The test, called Actiphage, has been developed by start-up…
TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade October 20, 2017 N.Ireland Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures reveal. The detected percentage…
