Dairy News
Selective dry cow therapy proving beneficial - AFBI
Recent trial work carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has highlighted the benefits of selective dry cow...
Dairy News
Recent trial work carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has highlighted the benefits of selective dry cow...
Agri-Business
The challenge of getting to grips with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been likened to the challenge of confronting a ‘silent...
Agri-Business
International leaders in human and animal health are set to convene on Thursday (April 29) to accelerate work tackling antimicrobial...
Dairy
Three Northern Ireland organisations have joined forces to launch a research project to tackle bovine mastitis and lameness in a...
N.Ireland
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential”...
Agri-Business
Antimicrobial resistance – and the need to avoid further emergence of drug-resistant infections – are set to be the key...
Rural Life
New findings suggest that honey may be “more effective and less harmless” than antibiotics for improving symptoms of upper respiratory tract...
Beef
Research has indicated that the susceptibility to all antimicrobials in E.coli increased in six EU member states over the period...
Rural Life
An animal health conference later this month, jointly organised by some of the leading organisations in Irish agriculture, will address...
Rural Life
The president of Veterinary Ireland has said that combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires a “change of mindset as well as...
Rural Life
Antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, are becoming...
Agri-Business
Although going in the right direction, farmers from 45 countries globally are still using antibiotics for growth promotion, according to...
Rural Life
The Ireland – One Health Report on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance was published by the Department of Health and...
Dairy
A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is...
Beef
Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced a new policy targeting a clamp-down on antibiotic use in beef over the next...
Agri-Business
New legislation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMP) and medicated feed has been adopted by the European Council in Brussels today...
N.Ireland
It is essential that the local Northern Irish livestock industry plays a role in meeting the overall UK targets on...
Dairy
Antibiotic usage in the milking parlour is a necessary part and parcel of modern-day dairy farming; but is this set...