Dairy Technical
Do you vaccinate your cows for Lepto?
Leptospirosis (Lepto) is a zoonotic disease that can be passed from infected cows to humans, usually through contact with urine,...
Dairy Technical
Leptospirosis (Lepto) is a zoonotic disease that can be passed from infected cows to humans, usually through contact with urine,...
Agri Politics
A TD is calling for changes to the VAT regime for farm animal vaccinations in order to incentivise farmers to...
N.Ireland
The Health and Agriculture Ministers are urging the farming and rural community to get the vaccine to protect themselves from...
Dairy Technical
During the recent XLVets webinar ‘Getting the Most out of the Second Half of the Breeding Season’ Kevin O’Sullivan, a...
Green Acres
By Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme advisor Seán Cummins With the development of antimicrobial resistance, there’s an increased...
Beef
Spring calving on suckler farms is only a few weeks away and now is the time for farmers to start...
Green Acres
Farming on the Kildare/Carlow border, just outside Castledermot, Peter Byrne and his family run a dairy calf-to-beef operation in conjunction...
Beef
A spring-calving herd and grass-fed animals appear to be the main reasons why Ireland has achieved the lowest level of...
Sheep
Lambing is fast approaching on many mid-season lambing flocks. Given this, it’s an ideal time to undertake clostridial vaccinations. ‘Booster’...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has confirmed that it is working on plans to allow member states to apply a zero VAT...
Sheep
Lambing is fast approaching on many mid-season lambing flocks. Given this, it’s an ideal time to undertake clostridial vaccinations. ‘Booster’...
Beef
Spring calving is only a few weeks away and now is the time for farmers to start gearing up for...
Beef
Over the course of an animal’s life, they will require many vaccinations and treatments. Whether treating cattle with specific medicines...
Beef
Stomach worm infestations are on the rise in dairy cattle this year, according to a Kilkenny-based veterinary surgeon. Richard Brennan,...
Beef
Antibiotics will be required on an ongoing basis within Irish agriculture, according to MSD Animal Health Director Fergal Morris. “But...
Agri Politics
A five-year, mass vaccination programme is needed to eradicate Bluetongue in Europe, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)....
Beef
The Department of Agriculture intends to deploy a full badger vaccination strategy as soon as robust scientific evidence becomes available,...
Beef
Farmers must do everything they can to reduce stress levels for young stock at housing, according to Galway Veterinarian Liam...