N.Ireland
Livestock farms studied as sources of resistant infections in humans
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections in animals and...
N.Ireland
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections in animals and...
Veterinary
Overall sales of veterinary antibiotics decreased by 53% between 2011 and 2022, according to a new report from the European...
Environment
Researchers at VistaMilk are in the early stages of analysing samples of Irish pasture with the aim of identifying the...
Agri-Business
The EU is set to ask member states to encourage the use of “good, evidence-based, manure management practices” as part...
Agri-Business
A new study has suggested that the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is “insufficient”, with Ireland’s national action plan...
News
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production can breed bacteria that are resistant...
Agri-Business
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is developing a 10-year global initiative aiming to reduce antimicrobials...
Agri-Business
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the biggest global threats to human and animal health, can be reversed if countries continue...
Veterinary
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has asked veterinarians to encourage their farmers to develop a...
Veterinary
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today (Friday, November 18) marked European Antibiotic Awareness Day by launching...
Rural Life
A new platform designed to bring stakeholders across the animal, plant, environmental and human sectors together to discuss antimicrobial resistance...
Veterinary
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has outlined concerns in relation to the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals...
Veterinary
Almost two in three Irish farmers have already changed how they use antimicrobials and have a positive attitude towards changing...
Veterinary
Today (Thursday, June 23), Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, are...
Veterinary
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has updated its Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses, with...
Other
Global leaders and experts have called for a significant and urgent reduction in the amounts of antimicrobials – including antibiotics...
Dairy
Ireland’s second antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan is currently in development. The National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021-2025...
Dairy News
Recent trial work carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has highlighted the benefits of selective dry cow...