Beef
Map: Number of BVD positive herds drop by 97% since 2013
The latest results from the national programme to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) have shown the number of positive animals...
BVD Eradication Scheme
Veterinary
BVD: Minister called on to cover full cost of testing
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to put forward a financial package that...
Dairy
BVD tag scheme payments made to 65,000 farmers
Just under 65,000 farmers have received payments this week under the bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) tag testing scheme. The payments,...
Beef
BVD warning as clusters identified in recent weeks
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has urged renewed caution as the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication...
N.Ireland
BVD numbers in NI at lowest levels since eradication programme
New figures from Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) have shown that the number of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Positive (BVDP)...
Beef
Minister announces €2.25 million for BVD eradication in 2023
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced €2.25 million in funding to continue Bovine Viral...
Agri-Business
Call for DAFM to fully cover cost of BVD testing from 2023
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to fully cover...
Dairy
BVD supports to continue in 2022 - McConalogue
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that supports under the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice on new BVD requirements for cattle moving south
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that cattle moving to the Republic...
Beef
Movement of untested BVD cattle to be prohibited in UK
Members of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) have been reminded to ensure all animals...
N.Ireland
Number of older cattle in NI with no BVD status halves in a year
The number of older cattle in Northern Ireland that do not have a BVD status has halved in the space...
Beef
BVD testing: Where do the latest figures stand?
Farmers are well aware of the rigorous and ongoing testing of calves for the presence of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...
N.Ireland
New EU Animal Health Law to have implications NI BVD programme
The EU’s new Animal Health Law, which brings Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) into legislation for the first time, will have...
Agri Politics
Beating BVD: 'Clear info not being given' to farmers with PIs
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is “failing to give clear information” to farmers who have persistently infected...
Dairy
BVD eradication: Key messages farmers should know for 2021
Some key messages have been outlined for Irish farmers on the issue of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) for 2021 by...
N.Ireland
Risk of losing Quality Assurance leads to 'significant drop' in BVD animals in NI
The number of herds in Northern Ireland retaining BVD PI animals has “fallen dramatically” since toughened eradication measures were introduced...
CAP / Schemes
BVD eradication scheme supports to continue
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine supports for the early removal of persistently infected (PI) calves under the national...
Beef
Calls made for eradication of 'full scale' BVD testing
A spokesperson for a farm lobby group has called for 2019 to be the last year of “full scale” compulsory...