Beef
AHI backs IBR testing measure in new beef scheme
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has welcomed the inclusion of a testing measure for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) as part of...
Beef
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has welcomed the inclusion of a testing measure for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) as part of...
Beef
Farmers are being reminded to be vigilant as a spike in the number of redwater infections has been reported in...
Beef
A proposal for a national Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) eradication programme has been presented at a meeting of the IBR...
Dairy Technical
Calf stress is not something that many farmers would consider or be aware of when rearing calves – but they...
Beef
When cattle are housed for the winter, they are generally treated for a range of internal and external parasites. The...
Dairy Technical
Being able to collect a sterile milk sample is important so that farmers can ensure the correct bacteria is identified....
Dairy News
There will be no climate measure or policy forced on farm families, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Dairy News
New technologies are available that could help farmers meet the 25% emission reduction targets, but they need to be “aggressively”...
Dairy News
The Animal Health Ireland (AHI) CellCheck awards took place yesterday evening (Thursday, November 10), at the Killashee House Hotel, Naas,...
Dairy Technical
The latest set of results from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM’s) national surveillance of dairy herds...
Dairy Technical
Milk recording is becoming increasingly popular on Irish dairy farms, with further increases in uptake expected over the coming years....
Dairy Technical
Farmers are beginning to plan for drying off cows, with many planning on using selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) for...
Dairy Technical
As cows enter into the final stages of lactation it is time to start looking at moving problem cows on...
Beef
Many beef farmers are currently in the process of purchasing livestock, either for winter finishing or for storing over the...
Agri-Business
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has announced Dr. Liam Doyle as the new manager of its Johne’s disease programme. Johne’s disease...
Dairy Technical
One of the next major tasks on Irish dairy farms is drying-off cows. Traditionally, antibiotics play a large part around...
Dairy Technical
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a highly infectious viral disease in cattle caused by bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1). According to Animal...
Dairy Technical
The use of bulk tank screening for Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) provides a cheap and easy way to monitor herds...