N.Ireland
DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
N.Ireland
Scientists have used advanced techniques to identify around 11 main TB strains in Northern Ireland. While the disease – which...
N.Ireland
A vet whose pioneering research into bovine TB has been backed by militant animal rights activist Queen guitarist Brian May...
N.Ireland
Farmers are debating the possibility of introducing a levy on farm meat or milk to be used towards tackling the...
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Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...
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Proposals to cap TB compensation have been branded as ‘legalised theft‘ by Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Victor Chestnutt....
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a competition to appoint seven members to its new...
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Proposals to charge farmers for bovine TB tests will cost the average business a further £257 a year, with bigger...
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TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...
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Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals...
N.Ireland
TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...
N.Ireland
Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures reveal....