Beef
Current animal vaccine shortage being 'actively' addressed
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee chair, T J Maher, has confirmed that there is currently an animal vaccine...
Vaccines
Agri Politics
ICMSA: Current vaccine distribution model 'needs to stay'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called on the government to “side with farmers” and keep the current...
Pig/Poultry
EU secures 40m vaccines for people at higher risk of bird flu
The European Commission is preparing to offer vaccines to people deemed to be at a higher risk of exposure to...
Agri-Business
Special licences issued for import of salmonella vaccine
A special import licence has been issued to a distributor of veterinary medicines in Ireland for an alternative salmonella vaccine...
Pig/Poultry
Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe
Ireland should become the poultry breeding centre of Europe, according to former Moy Park director, Eric Reid. He made these...
Dairy Technical
The role of vaccines on farms going forward
Vaccines play a key role in livestock farming and are likely to continue to play a major role going forward...
Pig/Poultry
Dutch university starts trial of bird flu vaccines
A Dutch university has started a trial with bird flu vaccinations in response to the largest avian flu epidemic across...
Rural Life
Farmers encouraged to avail of second Covid-19 booster
Farmers that are eligible for a second Covid-19 booster vaccine have been encouraged by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to...
Dairy Technical
Why didn't my vaccinations programme work?
The use of vaccinations in livestock will become increasingly more important with the rules around the use of antibiotics due...
Dairy News
US scientists create vaccine 'cocktail' to protect cattle against Johne's disease
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the scientific in-house research agency for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), have...
Agri-Business
SMEs: Government 'must hold firm on attempts to jump vaccine queue'
The government must “hold firm” on any attempts to “jump the vaccine queue”, according to the Irish SME Association (ISME),...
Rural Life
Pharmaceutical giant MSD expands Irish operations
The multi-national pharmaceutical giant MSD – whose animal health division manufactures farm vaccines and medication – has announced the creation of...
Sheep
'Deciding not to vaccinate ewes is an unacceptable risk to take'
Deciding not to vaccinate ewes for clostridial diseases is an unacceptable risk to take, according to Dr. Michael Doherty from University College...