Dairy
Strong demand for Southern dairy stock from Northern buyers
Large numbers of freshly-calved dairy heifers and young cows, born in the Republic of Ireland, are being purchased by Northern...
FMD
Agri Politics
FAO and OIE boost collaboration on animal health
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have pledged...
Sponsored
Drying off in a new era without blanket dry cow therapy
Over 200 service providers recently attended Animal Health Ireland’s CellCheck conference in Kilkenny, focused on providing the latest science and...
Breaking News
Research facility fined for foot-and-mouth experiment failings
A world-renowned animal disease research facility in Surrey has been fined for shortcomings in the management of safety during experiments...
Breaking News
Farming anti-fraud campaign under way
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has this week reminded the public of the existence of a fraud hotline...
Agri-Business
Foot and Mouth in Southeast Asia helps to boost EU milk prices
According to a number of dairy analysts, milk production in Southeast Asia has come under threat as it struggles with...
Agri Politics
‘Interfering’ with foot-and-mouth disease
World View: Proteins called interferons are among the latest weapons US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using to combat...
Rural Life
The economics of disease
“The total economic damage caused by production diseases in livestock is larger than the damage caused by notifiable diseases such...