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Northern Ireland
Northern Irish sheep farmers struggling to remain viable without support - UFU
James Hanly
The UFU and the Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce have reiterated calls for urgent action to support the affected local farmers and to tackle scab appropriately and effectively.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Did sheep start the Plague?
The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Avoiding foot-in-mouth is the aim
While concern over a second Foot and Mouth case of the year is understandable, the most significant dangers this week lie in Washington DC, not Hungary.
Climate change may mean more grass diseases – Teagasc researcher
Dr Elodie Ruelle said that at present grass diseases are not a pressing concern in this country due to our current climate, but this could change in the future.
22 February 2025 News
Heptavac shortage to persist all spring
Heptavac P Plus is a vaccine, which is used for the control of both clostridial diseases and pasteurellosis in sheep.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
'Iceberg diseases' causing thin ewes in healthy flocks, research shows
The information was presented on the 2025 Teagasc spring sheep webinar, where they showcased a survey of 104 thin ewes over 60 flocks in the region.
16 February 2025 News
A guide to testing products and systems on your farm
On farm trials can help you decide if a product or method of farming is worth the investment or is helpful to your profit.
12 February 2025 Crops
New product watch – NoBACZ navel dip
The product has some big claims including 21% reduction in mortality compared to lambs which navel’s were treated with iodine and a 280g increase in liveweight at eight weeks of age.
29 January 2025 Lambing
Editorial: Animal Health Ireland – time for a reset?
If resources are limited for AHI, I often ask myself why is it spending scarce resources on programmes that I’m going to suggest could be classified as more ‘routine’ at this stage.
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
In pictures: seizure of illegal meat at Dover Port
Over six tonnes of products of animal origin were seized by the Dover Port Health Authority.
16 December 2024 News
Farming in the face of climate change
Teagasc senior researcher Dr Elodie Ruelle recently outlined how Irish farms will cope with a warmer and wetter climate. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
4 December 2024 Climate and environment
‘We stuck to our guns’ on brucellosis - Department
The experience of eradicating brucellosis shows that animal diseases can be eradicated, even in the face of farm organisation opposition to new measures, a Department official said.
13 November 2024 News