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Beef
Essential tips for disbudding and castration of calves
Adam Woods
Adam Woods outline some tips on budding and castration covered at last week’s AHI walk in Donegal.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
UFU seek clarity on new TB group
A new group is to be established in NI to chart the way ahead for a new TB programme
15 January 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.
No further outbreaks of foot-and-mouth found in Germany
The first outbreak of FMD in 40 years was discovered in the Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg on Friday 10 January
14 January 2025 News
Britain bans cattle, sheep and pig imports from Germany
Following similar action taken by the Netherlands and South Korea, the import of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany has now been banned in Britain.
14 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.
13 January 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth: Dutch minister bans veal calf movements
The move comes following the discovery of livestock links between the Netherlands and the German area where water buffalo tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease on Friday.
12 January 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth disease: buffalo, pigs and sheep slaughtered in Germany
Caitríona Morrissey analyses what has been happening since foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Germany.
11 January 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth disease: what you need to know
A case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Germany on Friday. The Department of Agriculture has answered common questions on the contagious disease.
10 January 2025 News
Minister issues foot-and-mouth disease warning after outbreak in Germany
Germany confirmed its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease after almost 40 years on Friday.
10 January 2025 News
Watchdog consulted on new vet prescriptions
Data protection authorities have confirmed that they were consulted on the NVPS.
8 January 2025 News
Merchants and co-ops slam new vet package
Offaly based merchant Ollie Ryan said that the move clearly shows that ultimately the cost of the introduction of the new system is going to be borne by dispensers and farmers.
23 December 2024 News