Rural Life
BVA seeks nominations for next junior vice-president
Applications are now open for the next British Veterinary Association (BVA) junior vice-president, who will go on to become president...
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N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
N.Ireland
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
N.Ireland
Channel Islands: Over 100 cows fall ill and die in 4 days
More than 100 cows on a Jersey dairy farm have fallen ill and died since Thursday (December 15), the Jersey...
EU
EU extends protocol exemption for vet medicines to 2025
An arrangement which exempts veterinary medicine products from rules under the Northern Ireland Protocol has been extended by the EU...
Agri-Business
USPCA and DAERA urge people to not buy animals this Christmas
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has joined the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
N.Ireland
NI Protocol: UFU calls for resolution of 4 ‘potentially devastating’ issues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland (DCNI) to support the resolution of...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers reminded to keep flocks indoors to combat bird flu threat
All bird keepers in Northern Ireland have been reminded of the need to keep their birds and poultry housed, as...
N.Ireland
Bird flu now in Ireland’s indigenous bird populations – CVO
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
Agri-Business
Arrests in Spain after €1.5m generated in illegal horsemeat sale
Over half a tonne of horsemeat has been seized during raids in Spain with 41 people arrested for selling potentially...
Agri-Business
The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture
Electric-powered trailers, modular vertical farming units, mushroom-picking robots, probiotics for plants and more-efficient fertilisers. These are just some of the...
Agri-Business
BVA launches guide to help vets with online abuse
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Friday, December 2) launched a guide to help practices deal with the impact...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Housing order comes into force in Wales today
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds come into force across Wales today (Friday, December 2), meaning it...
Agri Politics
Former BVA president appointed to Red Tractor board
A former British Veterinary Association (BVA) president has been appointed as an independent director to the Assured Food Standards (AFS)...
N.Ireland
Poultry housing order introduced across NI
Mandatory housing measures for all kept birds and poultry are to come into force across Northern Ireland from midday on...
Environment
Vet Sustain launches first-ever carbon calculator for vet practices
A new tool to help vet teams track their carbon emissions and become more environmentally sustainable has been launched by...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
N.Ireland
Call for removal of animal medicines from scope of NI Protocol
Animal medicines are currently exempt from any of the rules relating to the implementation of the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol....
