Pig/Poultry
EU to compensate Italian farmers with over €45 million for bird flu
Following a positive vote by Member States, the EU Commission will provide €46.7 million in compensation to Italian farmers in...
Pig/Poultry
Following a positive vote by Member States, the EU Commission will provide €46.7 million in compensation to Italian farmers in...
Pig/Poultry
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, January 17) approved two Czech schemes, with a total budget of over €1.4 billion,...
Pig/Poultry
Overall, Irish primary poultry exports increased by approximately 7% to over €170 million during 2023, helped by stronger poultry supplies...
Pig/Poultry
Recommendations have been published by university researchers for the reduction of the disease risks posed to public health by intensive...
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is urging the poultry sector to be prepared...
Rural Life
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic, according to new...
Pig/Poultry
Chickens that had their genes edited to alter protein-producing DNA received partial protection from avian influenza (bird flu), new research...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) chief executive, Wesley Aston, is advising all poultry farmers in Northern Ireland to maintain the highest...
Pig/Poultry
Farmers in the poultry sector are being urged to remain vigilant following a recent outbreak of confirmed avian influenza (bird...
Pig/Poultry
As the weather gets warmer, the evenings longer and the school holidays have begun, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is...
Agri-Business
Brazil has confirmed its first case of avian influenza (bird flu) in a non-commercial or “subsistence” farm this week. The...
Pig/Poultry
Today (Tuesday, June 13), health services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland led an exercise to enhance cross-border...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Robert Huey, has called on all bird and poultry keepers to remain vigilant as...
Pig/Poultry
Belfast’s Window on Wildlife (WOW) nature reserve, which is home to birds and wildlife from all over the world, has...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has lifted the legal requirement for specific biosecurity measures to mitigate...
N.Ireland
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) currently in force across Northern Ireland will be lifted after midnight on Friday (June...
Pig/Poultry
Brazil has declared an official state of animal health emergency throughout its territory after several cases of avian influenza (bird...
Pig/Poultry
Two people who recently worked on a poultry farm in the UK have tested positive for avian influenza (bird flu)....