Agri-Business
DAFM study: Wildlife biggest issue for bovine TB spread - vets
Vets have pointed to wildlife control being among the biggest obstacles for Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme. That is...
Agri-Business
Vets have pointed to wildlife control being among the biggest obstacles for Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme. That is...
Rural Life
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has published new information aimed at providing guidance to animal owners in their interactions...
Veterinary
A scheme to help vets modernise IT devices and essential equipment used for bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing will close for...
Veterinary
XLVets Ireland has said there was an 80% increase in reports of calf birth defects in the first two months...
Veterinary
The University of Limerick (UL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a network of independently-owned veterinary practices. The agreement...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to host a training session next month to increase “the pool...
Veterinary
A total of 321 new vets and 126 veterinary nurses were registered to the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) in...
Dairy Technical
The importance of good hygiene and biosecurity measures cannot be underestimated in the calf shed during the calving period. To...
N.Ireland
The Northern Irish branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned the UK parliament of a potential “public health...
Veterinary
The new corporate strategy of the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) was launched today (Wednesday, December 13) at the Mansion...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that a strike from vets and and meat inspectors...
N.Ireland
Members of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) are set to strike for five days, disrupting Northern Ireland’s ports...
Veterinary
The recently published findings of a survey of farm vets in Ireland has shown that 57.9% of farm vets strongly...
Veterinary
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has today (Friday, August 25) launched a public consultation on its new corporate strategy...
N.Ireland
Impending customs rules set to be brought in this October, combined with Northern Ireland’s “serious” vet shortage, mean that a...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has launched a recruitment drive for veterinary inspectors. The department said...
Agri-Business
Lack of time and resources are the main obstacles preventing vets around the country from increasing their efforts on sustainability,...
Veterinary
Students’ interest in studying veterinary medicine dropped by 18% this year compared to last year, according to the Central Applications...