N.Ireland
NI BVD maps: Where is your nearest PI animal?
Maps showing the extent of Northern Ireland’s battle with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) have been published in a bid to...
N.Ireland
Maps showing the extent of Northern Ireland’s battle with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) have been published in a bid to...
N.Ireland
The number of older cattle in Northern Ireland that do not have a BVD status has halved in the space...
Beef
Farmers are well aware of the rigorous and ongoing testing of calves for the presence of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...
N.Ireland
The EU’s new Animal Health Law, which brings Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) into legislation for the first time, will have...
Beef
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) needs to better communicate the changes in the updated Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) protocols – and...
N.Ireland
Industry research in Northern Ireland has suggested the continued emergence of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in 2021 is evidence of...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is “failing to give clear information” to farmers who have persistently infected...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed new inspections to crack down on BVD animal retention as a “step in the...
N.Ireland
New, unannounced inspections to check that bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) positive animals are being isolated are set to begin in...
Dairy
Some key messages have been outlined for Irish farmers on the issue of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) for 2021 by...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today (Wednesday, December 23) outlined continued supports for the fight against...
Agri-Business
The issue of delays in relation to the delivery of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) samples sent by farmers to labs...
N.Ireland
The number of herds in Northern Ireland retaining BVD PI animals has “fallen dramatically” since toughened eradication measures were introduced...
N.Ireland
The number of retained BVD-positive animals in Northern Ireland has fallen below 200 for the first time. Figures from July...
Beef
Ireland needs to close off all weaknesses in its BVD eradication programme as soon as possible so that the need...
CAP / Schemes
The compulsory testing of approximately 3,000 bovine animals born before 2013 for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) has been described by the...
Beef
Animals in the national herd born before January 2013 will be tested for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), according to a...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has clarified its response in relation to compulsory testing for bovine viral...