Dairy
DAFM Minister, Martin Heydon confirmed during the week that animals tested positive for Johne's disease can be sold.
Johne’s disease (JD) is a bacterial disease of cattle for which there is no cure and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies
Beef
Preventing the spread of Johne's disease through a national control programme in Ireland has not yet seen a massive uptake on Irish farms.
Agri-Business
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has announced Dr. Liam Doyle as the new manager of its Johne’s disease Programme.
Dairy Technical
As the breeding season approaches on farms, it's time to start selecting cows for the culling.
Preventing the spread of Johne's disease within your herd this spring-calving season requires the use of control measures
Johne’s disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) which affects cattle and other ruminants.
AHI suggested that contracting rearing could be an effective way of preventing the spread of Johne's disease from adult cattle to calves.
Protecting calves against exposure to MAP, the bacteria that cause Johne’s disease, is the essence of control of Johne’s disease.
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle, which can have a negative economic impact on dairy farms.
An agreement has been reached by by the Animal Health Ireland (AHI) Implementation Group to establish an Irish Johne's Control Programme.
638 herd owners have registered as part of phase one of the Irish Johne's Control Programme, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI).
