Dairy
Farmers will be preparing to dry-off underconditioned cows over the next two weeks considering February is only 11 short weeks away.
500 dairy farm families are set to be recognised at the annual CellCheck Milking for Quality Awards taking place next month.
Beef
There have been increased reports of lungworm outbreaks in cattle herds across Ireland this year, according to the AHI.
Agri-Business
A question mark remains over some weanling export buyers plans for marts next week in light of concerns voiced about animal health.
A group of weanling exporters are set to meet with Animal Health Ireland (AHI) in relation to the health of weanlings at mart sales
A new initiative from Animal Health Ireland (AHI) to address lameness in dairy herds is set to get underway with 10 pilot dairy farms.
Suckler farmers gathered at Roscommon Co-Operative Livestock Mart for a suckler herd weanling advice event at the mart
Beef News
Ahead of the peak weanling sales season, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is hosting three events at...
Lameness can become a huge issue on dairy farms at this time of the year as cows are still holding milk production, walking long distances,..
A new series of short Animal Health Ireland (AHI) videos on dairy cow lameness, now available online, have been launched
A series of on-farm calf rearing events focused on offering farmers practical management advice and tips is set to take place next week.
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is to launch a new plan which it says will address lameness in cows on dairy farms.
The former chief vet officer at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been appointed to the board of AHI.
Cows are enjoying the good weather and enjoying lush covers of grass as growth rates have powered on, but lameness can become an issue as...
The number of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) positive herds has increased by nearly 20% since last years figures, increasing to 113 positive...
Animal Health Ireland has announced the appointment of Patrick Donohoe, a former advisor to Charlie McConalogue, as its new CEO.
A question on farmers minds as grazing gets underway in parts of the country is should cattle be dosed for worms before going to grass?
A new project being rolled out this year will test for resistance to worm dosing or anthelmintic resistance on Irish beef farms.
Dairy Technical
As we get busier in calving season, health issues such as abomasal bloat can become a problem which...
Your yearling heifers have just completed their first winter and are coming up on a year old, which means that farmers may be thinking...
Dealing with painful procedures for calves such as disbudding and castration was one of the topics of discussion at a CalfCare event in...
Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland (AHI) have announced an updated schedule for CalfCare on farm events this month.
Animal health Ireland (AHI) today confirmed that it has appointed Dr. Sean Brady as interim chief executive officer (CEO).
