Dairy
Boot cleaning reduces disease levels on livestock farms
Irish veterinary consultant Dr. Tommy Heffernan has highlighted the need for everyone entering a livestock farm, to wash and dip...
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Dairy
Stock judging competition highlights gains to using genomics for breeding decisions
A nationwide stock judging competition which tasked farmers with ranking six dairy heifers on their potential profitability has highlighted how...
Agri-Business
Novel TB and Johne’s test secures £2.3 million funding for full validation
A novel bovine TB and Johne’s test, which boasts quicker and more accurate results, has secured £2.3 million funding for full World...
Agri-Business
Decision to unilaterally extend Northern Ireland Protocol grace period deemed rash
A member of the House of Lords’ in the UK has claimed that the British government was extremely premature in...
Pig/Poultry
Avian Influenza housing measures set to be lifted on March 31
Compulsory housing measures for poultry and captive birds are set to be lifted at the end of this month, the...
Agri-Business
Leading vets and vet nurses urge teams to go green for 2021 with new checklist
Four leading veterinary organisations show how teams can springboard into more sustainable ways of working with a new ‘green’ checklist...
Agri Politics
Professor David Argyle stands down from RCVS council after case against him closed
Following a recent decision by the Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to close...
N.Ireland
Department to weigh up options for NI vet school
A report to analyse the best options for establishing a vet school within the region has been commissioned by Northern...
Sheep
Sheep producers urged to protect young lambs from preventable disease threats
With lamb prices trending well ahead of last year and 78p/kg above the five-year average, UK sheep producers are being...
Agri Politics
Border checks delay is a 'betrayal of vets and Brexit'
The managing director of one of the country’s leading providers of official veterinarians and meat hygiene inspectors has strongly criticised...
N.Ireland
UFU to host Women in Agriculture webinar series
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced plans to host a Women in Agriculture webinar series. The UFU launched its...
Beef
Beef Focus: Sourcing and handling AI bulls at Coney Island Genetics
It’s not too often that farmers get an insight into operations at an AI bull stud, especially due to the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen
A senior Ulster Unionist Party member has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying...
Beef
Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring
The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not...
Featured
Helping break the cycle of disease at calving with effective biosecurity
Calving for any dairy farmer means late nights, early mornings and lots of hard work. So, it is vital that...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza: 16 suspect cases reported in NI since January 4
A further 16 suspected cases of avian influenza have been reported in Northern Ireland since January 4, as the Minister...
Agri-Business
DAERA officials to come before Agriculture Committee over customs decision
DAERA’s permanent secretary, its head of Brexit contingency and the Northern Ireland chief veterinary officer are all set to come...
Rural Life
BVA Live postponed until 2022
BVA Live – a brand new event developed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and CloserStill Media, organisers of the...
