Sheep Technical
A good time of year to genotype rams
Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) eligible rams are in high demand since the launch of the scheme, which necessitates the need...
Scrapie
N.Ireland
Industry to be landed with £143,000 BSE testing bill under TSE changes
Farmers in Northern Ireland could soon pay for BSE testing under new rules proposed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Beef
Low incidences of TSE found in the EU - Report
The EFSA recently published its first EU summary report on the monitoring of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in cattle, sheep...
Sheep
Numbers of scrapie cases fall on the back of control measures
The numbers of reported scrapie cases have fallen significantly in recent years, according to latest figures from the Department of...
