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NI BVD offenders to be prosecuted

April 8, 2019

Plans have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to take enforcement action against herd keepers who breach…

Farmers urged to be mindful of postage cost hike for BVD samples

February 21, 2019

Rural Life

Enfer Labs has warned that a new minimum postage rate will come into effect from next week, meaning that farmers will have to…

Number of cattle infected with BVD falls in Northern Ireland

January 9, 2019

N.Ireland

The number of animals Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in Northern Ireland fell by more than 200 in the two months leading…

Farmers hit BVD low risk status milestone, says UFU

December 12, 2018

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union says Northern Ireland’s farming industry has achieved a “significant milestone” in its BVD eradication efforts. It comes as around…

First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences

November 14, 2018

N.Ireland

A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type in Northern Ireland.…

All-Ireland maps show scale of work needed to tackle NI’s BVD problems

October 19, 2018

N.Ireland

BVD data from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collated for the first time shows the stark contrast in the disease in…

BVD prevalence down 84% since 2013

May 23, 2018

Dairy

Back in 2013, it became compulsory for farmers operating in the Republic of Ireland to tissue tag test calves born on their farms…

Almost 600 BVD-infected calves detected in 2018

April 27, 2018

Beef

Almost 600 BVD-infected calves have been detected in 2018 to date, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed.…

Is it too early to stop vaccinating against BVD?

March 29, 2018

As the spring calving season is well underway, BVD vaccination is taking place on many farms across Ireland. Eradicating BVD Progress has been…

UFU to be congratulated on agreement to ban PI cattle from meat plants

March 19, 2018

Opinion

The news that the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has reached an agreement with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to ban Persistently…

Farmers still trying to rear BVD positive calves despite 80% failing

March 8, 2018

N.Ireland

A number of Northern Irish farmers have been enquiring about the best way to rear BVD persistently infected (PI) calves despite warnings that…

May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns

February 22, 2018

N.Ireland

A farming lobby body in Northern Ireland has said that the May deadline is too early for the slaughter of all Bovine viral…

BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs

February 21, 2018

N.Ireland

An agreement has been reached with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association to ban persistently infected (PI) cattle from slaughter plants, according to Ulster…

‘BVD testing labs must sign up to the Code of Practice’

February 5, 2018

Beef

Animal Health Ireland (AHI) must engage with all designated BVD testing laboratories and offer them the opportunity to sign up to the Code…

Further movement restrictions announced for BVD-status cattle

January 18, 2018

N.Ireland

Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have announced further measures to reduce the…

Creed confirms continued supports towards BVD eradication

December 13, 2017

Beef

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed the continuation of supports from his department for the early removal…