Agri-Business
Vaccine availability must be prioritised as the autumn season approaches, the Irish Creamery Milk...
Sheep
Scientists at the Moredun Institute have confirmed the role that future vaccine development will play in combatting animal diseases
Supplies of the sheep vaccine Heptavac P Plus will be secured by late March, according to MSD Animal Health, amid supply constraints.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the "approval" of two new vaccines to protect against bluetongue disease.
N.Ireland
The issues pertaining to the development of effective TB vaccines – targeting both cattle and badgers- are extremely complex in nature.
Beef
Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee chairman, T J Maher, is confirming the current animal vaccine shortage
Agri Politics
The ICMSA has called on the government to "side with farmers" and keep the current distribution system for animal vaccines.
Pig/Poultry
The European Commission is preparing to offer vaccines to people deemed to be a higher risk of exposure to avian influenza (bird flu).
An import license has been issued to a distributor in Ireland for a salmonella vaccine for use in cattle in precisely defined circumstances.
Ireland should become the poultry breeding centre of Europe, according to former Moy Park director, Eric Reid.
Dairy Technical
Vaccines play a key role in livestock farming and are likely to continue to play a major role going forward as we reduce antibiotic usage.
A Dutch university has started a trial with bird flu vaccinations in response to the largest avian flu epidemic across Europe.
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers' Association has appealed to farmers that are eligible for a second Covid-19 booster vaccine to take it up immediately.
The use of vaccinations in livestock will become increasingly more important with the rules around the use of antibiotics due to change in January.
Dairy News
US scientists with the Agricultural Research Service developed a vaccine to protect cattle from the bacterium that causes Johne’s disease
The government must "hold firm" on any attempts to "jump the vaccine queue", according to the Irish SME Association (ISME).
MSD, whose Animal Health division produces farm vaccines, has announced the creation of 330 jobs in Ireland over the coming three years.
Deciding not to vaccinate ewes for clostridial diseases is not an acceptable risk to take, according to Dr. Michael Doherty from UCD.
