Dairy Technical
Advice: Milk recording in preparation for selective dry cow therapy
It is not too late in the year to start milk recording in preparation for selective dry cow therapy (SDCT),...
Dairy Technical
It is not too late in the year to start milk recording in preparation for selective dry cow therapy (SDCT),...
Veterinary
The sales of certain types of antibiotics – fluoroquinoles – were down by 35% over four months, from January to...
Veterinary
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has updated its Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses, with...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has today (Thursday, September 30) launched the report of the...
Veterinary
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is urging MEPs from Ireland to reject the motion before the European Parliament today (Wednesday,...
Veterinary
Almost 8,000 animal-health experts from across Europe have warned MEPs that a proposed motion to impose an excessive ban on...
Beef
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an issue that is receiving growing attention and could have a detrimental effect on the effectiveness...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and the Minister of State, Martin Heydon, have launched the...
Beef News
There is now strong evidence, confirming that Northern Ireland leads the way, in many aspects, where antimicrobial resistance (AMR) measures...
Dairy
Herd numbers may be ranked according to antibiotics usage in future, following the introduction of new veterinary medicines regulations in...
Agri-Business
International leaders in human and animal health are set to convene on Thursday (April 29) to accelerate work tackling antimicrobial...
Agri-Business
A Queen’s University Belfast based research project is set to examine farmer and vet attitudes towards the use of antibiotics...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has had to take its responsible antibiotics use courses online...
Dairy
An antibiotic use calculator for dairy herds in the Republic of Ireland is being launched this week to help farmers...
N.Ireland
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential”...
Agri Politics
The Code of Good Practice regarding the responsible use of antimicrobials on suckler and beef farms has been launched by...
Agri-Business
Veterinary Ireland and the Animal and Plant Health Association (APHA) have welcomed the publication of a new Code of Good...
N.Ireland
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality...