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One Irish sheep flock under restriction for maedi visna
James Hanly
Maedi visna - also known as ovine progressive pneumonia - is a persistent infection of sheep and goats.
18 December 2024 World
Market Digest: stories from around the world
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11 December 2024 World
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from USA, Turkiye, Australia and Germany.
How will animal tagging rules change for NI farmers in 2025?
Livestock farmers in Northern Ireland face new rules from next year on the tagging of cattle, sheep and goats.
27 November 2024 Tagging
Meet Ireland’s only pedigree goat exporter to Poland
We spoke to the only Irish pedigree goat breeder with a health status to export to countries like Germany and Poland ahead of his first transport.
30 October 2024 News
Sheep and goat plague causing ‘big loss of income’ for Greek farmers
Michalis Avdanas said his flock is currently clear of the virus, but there are indirect impacts.
6 August 2024 News