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NCBC 'totally confident' in IP rights for bulls
Rachel Donovan
The move to introduce IP rights on bulls essentially prevents farmers selling bull calves with high EBI to other or foreign AI companies.
9 April 2025 News
IP rights on bulls ‘not a new concept’
Larry Bourke, CEO of Eurogene said that most of the large international AI companies have already introduced IP for their top bulls.
22 January 2025 News
Department vet advises against contract rearing over TB risk
Martin Ryan gave this advice while speaking to many affected farmers at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) AGM on Monday night.
Risk of bluetongue in Ireland will increase in spring 2025
This comes from the National Disease Control’s ‘bluetongue virus update’, which points to midge activity as the main cause of the spread of BTV.
27 October 2024 News