Tillage
Disease control within crop production systems has been very much centred on the development of complex organic chemicals
Dairy
It still seems very early to talk about drying off but the more preparation that goes into it, the more successful it will be and that...
Beef
A new study led by the FAO highlights that improving livestock productivity is key to achieving reductions in global antibiotic use.
In September 2024, DAFM signed into law new vet medicines rules under the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.
Many farmers have started drying off first lactation cows and cows that have a poor body condition score and with the majority of cows...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched an initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials on farms.
Agri-Business
There have been five antibiotic non-compliances reported in the bovine sector last year, according to the DAFM.
Overall sales of veterinary antibiotics decreased by 53% between 2011 and 2022, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Dairy News
Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company, has completed a...
News
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production...
Dairy Technical
Making cows identifiable is important as dairy farmers make the final preparation for a return to milk production in 2023.
Agri Politics
The transition period for the requirement of a veterinary prescription has been extended, the DAFM has announced.
Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, today launched a new One Health antimicrobial resistance (AMR) logo.
N.Ireland
The latest official statistics confirm that antibiotic usage within UK agriculture fell by 50% between 2014 and 2022.
Milk recording is "hugely beneficial" in preparation for selective dry cow therapy, according to Michelle McGrath of Animal Health Ireland.
The sales of certain types of antibiotics - fluoroquinoles - were down by 35% over four months, from January to April 2022
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said that farmers will be relieved that...
Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have dropped by more than 40% across Europe over a 10-year period
Selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) has become increasingly more popular on Irish dairy farms as Januarys 2022 changes loom.
Milk recording uptake continues to grow on Irish dairy farms, as farmers begin to prepare for the regulatory changes in January 2022.
Herd numbers may be ranked according to use of antibiotics in future, following the introduction of veterinary medicines regulations in 2022.
International leaders in human and animal health are set to convene on Thursday to accelerate work tackling antimicrobial resistance.
A Queen's University Belfast based research project is set to examine Irish farmer and vet attitudes towards the use of antibiotics.
