Beef
Over €300,000 paid out for BVD-infected animals born in 2015
To date, €319,420 has been paid out in BVD financial support payments for Persistently Infected (PI) animals born in 2015,...
Beef
To date, €319,420 has been paid out in BVD financial support payments for Persistently Infected (PI) animals born in 2015,...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture has been criticised for ignoring the legal BVD testing obligations in the latest tag approval document....
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has stressed that prevention of disease remains key to limiting significant financial losses to...
Dairy
Now is the time for one final push on the BVD eradication programme in terms of resources, personnel and co-ordination...
Agri-Business
Concerns have been raised by the IFA over the new cattle tag approval process which its says jeopardises the future of...
Agri-Business
Calls have been made for an immediate review of the structures and funding model of the BVD programme by IFA...
Beef
Since the BVD eradication programme became compulsory in March 1,677 calves have tested positive for BVD in Northern Ireland, according to Animal Health...
Dairy
Statistics show that neighbouring farms were notified in only 50% of the cases where restrictions under the BVD Eradication programme had...
N.Ireland
The new BVD eradication scheme in Northern Ireland is on track to meet its target in full, according to the...
Beef
Letters that have been issuing to herd owners telling them that a neighbour was retaining a persistently infected (PI) animal are...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today noted the steady progress being made in reducing the incidence of...
Other
Enfer is reminding farmers and Animal Health Ireland to put the correct postage amount on envelopes when sending in BVD...
N.Ireland
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves comes into effect today. The programme begins today with...
Beef
Just over 2.235m calves were registered on the National BVD Eradication Programme by the end of the fourth quarter of 2015....
N.Ireland
It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture’s BVD policy has been heavily criticised by the ICMSA recently. Its Deputy President, Pat McCormack said...
N.Ireland
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves, including stillbirths and abortions, could soon be legislated for in...
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has confirmed that over 1,700 cattle farmers in Ireland will receive payment under the...