Rural Life
The first study of M. bovis prevalence in red foxes in Ireland has proved that the species poses a low risk in spreading TB to cattle
Beef
Research has shown that vets maintain that anything that could speed up diagnosis would be a huge advantage on farms.
Dairy
Issues with timing and testing, knowledge and experience, and vet availability all affect farmers and vets diagnosing animal health issues.
Preventing the spread of Johne's disease through a national control programme in Ireland has not yet seen a massive uptake on Irish farms.
A recent survey of farm vets in Ireland has shown 57.9% of farm vets strongly agreed farmers regularly fail to apply antibiotics correctly.
