Beef
Big Read: Irish Beef Industry Review January to December 2019
By Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey 2019 will be remembered as a tumultuous, divisive and watershed period for the...
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Agri-Business
‘Black Farmer’ and mash boss named in New Year’s Honours
The ‘Black Farmer’, a vet who helped Scotland achieve TB-free status, and a prominent Northern Ireland agri-businesswoman are among those...
Agri-Business
UK product recall issued on mastitis tubes
The UK’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued a product defect recall alert for one of the country’s most popular...
Beef
Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour
Farmers in Northern Ireland have the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to see innovative approaches to managing antibiotic usage...
Beef
Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour
Farmers in Northern Ireland have the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to see innovative approaches to managing antibiotic usage...
Agri-Business
Rafoxanide 'not an appropriate alternative to closantel'
Veterinary experts are warning UK cattle and sheep farmers that rafoxanide is not an appropriate alternative to closantel when treating...
Agri-Business
UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse
Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers passes between members of the same species at least twice as often than between cow...
Agri-Business
Avian flu confirmed at 27,000-bird Suffolk poultry farm
Government officials are working to contain an incident of avian flu confirmed at a 27,000-bird commercial broiler farm in Mid...
Agri-Business
New calf pneumonia vaccine to protect calves as early as 1 week
A new early life intranasal vaccine will allow UK cattle farmers can now protect dairy and beef calves against the key...
Agri-Business
Last chance to nominate for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020
It’s the last chance to nominate individuals or teams for the prestigious Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020, which celebrate the...
Beef
Farmers urged to monitor outwintered livestock
Farmers who choose to outwinter their livestock to reduce housing and feeding costs are being encouraged to monitor their livestock...
Agri-Business
NI vets praised for ‘strong and supportive’ work ahead of Brexit
The British Veterinary Association’s Daniella Dos Santos has used her first major speech as president to praise the vital work...
Beef
427 BVD positive cattle recorded in Northern Ireland in November
As many as 427 BVD positive animals have been retained across 283 Northern Ireland herds, despite mounting pressure to rid farms of...
Beef
427 BVD positive cattle recorded in Northern Ireland in November
As many as 427 BVD positive animals have been retained across 283 Northern Ireland herds, despite mounting pressure to rid farms of...
N.Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...
N.Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...
Sheep
Emerging tick-borne sheep parasite detected in the UK
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the north of Scotland, according to a new study. The...
Rural Life
Quirky cattle vets' parkrun raises thousands for Send a Cow
Park-goers in Southport might have taken a double glance at seeing a pantomime cow and a giant carton of milk...
