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Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline
Peter McCann
The TB partnership steering group was established in January 2025 with the remit of producing a report for Minister Muir’s consideration by the end of March.
2 April 2025 News
Radical TB plan floated by Department
Major changes to the TB testing programme, the rules relating to animal movements and to disease compensation are included in the Department's plan.
2 April 2025 News
Overhaul of TB measures proposed
The Department of Agriculture has proposed a suite of measures aimed at reducing TB. WE analyse the implications for farmers on the ground if these proposals were adopted.
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Department proposal to curb cow sales to stem TB spread
The Department has also proposed the “mandatory disclosure” of TB herd risk category at the point of sale for all sales.
27 March 2025 News
Almost 30% of beef kill comes from controlled finishing units
The figure is the highest monthly record for the month of February and contributed to almost 28% of throughput in that month
26 March 2025 News
New Zealand trials bulk tank TB test with Enfer
New Zealand is the first country to try to use bulk tank milk test in a national TB management programme.
22 March 2025 News
TB cannot continue for everyone's sake - Heydon
Overall exchequer expenditure on the TB programme in 2024 amounted to over €100m.
19 February 2025 News
New Zealand's TB testing regime
'TB skin test under tail head not on neck.' - Olin Grennan, North Island, New Zealand.
19 February 2025 Letters
TB cannot continue 'for everyone's sake' - Heydon
Overall exchequer expenditure on the TB programme in 2024 amounted to over €100m.
15 February 2025 News
How Ireland’s TB eradication plan stacks up against Australia and NZ
This week, the Irish Farmers Journal takes a look at what measures were pursued by countries that make significant progress in fighting bovine TB.
12 February 2025 News
Chief vet: additional measures needed to prevent TB spread
Given the trend in the levels of disease in recent years some measures we will have to consider will be difficult, writes Dr June Fanning.
15 January 2025 News
Vets secure extra €2m for TB testing
Adam Woods exclusive details of a new deal which will see vets getting an extra €12.8 million in state funding over the next three years.
18 December 2024 News