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Focus lambing: Dealing with an abortion storm
Darren Carty
With supplies of the vaccine for enzootic abortion in tight supply last autumn some farmers who could not source required supplies are possibly facing a heightened risk
13 January 2025 News
Electronic veterinary prescription database launched
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement on Monday, which will see the new electronic national database begin to collect all veterinary prescriptions in Ireland.
17 December 2024 Management
Farm inputs to check before Christmas holidays
Agri merchants, feed mills and vets will close for the Christmas holidays, so do a quick stock check now to make sure you don't run out of essential items next week.
Commissioner designate to incentivise animal welfare initiatives
The Hungarian commission nominee was speaking at the Committee of Environment, Public Health and Animal Welfare in Brussels on Wednesday.
7 November 2024 News
Change of behaviour required on sheep flock health
Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a growing problem with almost 5m deaths associated with drug resistant infections in 2019.
16 October 2024 Breeding & health
Consequences of antimicrobial resistance
"Animal Health Ireland rewarding farmers who are committing a sin" - Tom Hogan, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary.
16 October 2024 Letters
New cattle vaccine for pneumonia strain
Adam Woods has new of a new pneumonia vaccine on the Irish market.
25 September 2024 Breeding & health
Farmers lose out again in veterinary medicines moves
The long running veterinary medicine bill was signed last year, but the statutory instrument to effect change was signed last week.
25 September 2024 Viewpoints
Focus on flock health at Sheep Expo 2024
The event will focus on critical ailments influencing sheep sector performance including antiparasitic resistance, lameness, antimicrobial resistance and bluetongue.
18 September 2024 Breeding & health
Antimicrobial resistance is the silent pandemic - Department vet
The World Health Organisation is ranking AMR in the top 10 global health treats Caroline Garvan said at an Animal Health Ireland conference this week.
14 September 2024 News
Vets so busy they're 'nearly diagnosing by FaceTime'
A recent study has taken a deep dive into the needs of Irish dairy farmers and the challenges vets have meeting these needs.
4 September 2024 News
Merchants slam vets' take on medicines
Adam Woods has the latest on the vet medicines row between vets and merchants.
29 August 2024 Breeding & health