Animal health

New IFA grain and animal health chairs elected

John “the Boiler” Murphy and David Hall have been elected as chairs of the IFA grain and animal health committees, respectively.

NEWS 9 January 2026

New IFA grain and animal health chairs elected

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DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 January 2026

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

NEWS 7 January 2026

AHI driving CalfCare across the country for 15 years

AHI driving CalfCare across the country for 15 years

AHI driving CalfCare across the country for 15 years

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UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

US beef coming into the UK under the deal must comply with the UK’s sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Reports on efficacy from the countries that have been using the bluetongue 3 vaccines have been mixed.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Editorial: final hard yards for BVD eradication

Editorial: final hard yards for BVD eradication

Lessons should be learned from the BVD programme. Stronger powers and more stringent rules introduced earlier could shorten the race considerably.

VIEWPOINTS 15 December 2025

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

Tighter movement restrictions for BVD herds

Herds which identify active BVD infection will be required to carry out pre-movement testing to reduce the risk of spreading infection to other herds.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 15 December 2025

BVD programme delivers economic benefit of €184m annually

BVD programme delivers economic benefit of €184m annually

AHI has announced details of the BVD action plan for 2026 which will take a "proactive and strengthened approach" to tackling the disease.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Judge Gabbett said that “it is very hard to unsee what I saw here in the pictures provided to the court of the neglect of the animals”. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 15 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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