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Beef
Risk of bluetongue in Ireland will increase in spring 2025
James Hanly
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.
2 October 2024 Northern Ireland
NI bluentongue threat classed as ‘medium’
The risk that bluetongue virus gets to NI will diminish as the year progresses.
2 October 2024 News
Industry must 'remain vigilant' for bluetongue
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said that the Department of Agriculture is working on preventing the disease entering the country.
Bluetongue confirmed in three imported sheep in Wales
The sheep had been moved to Wales from eastern England, where the virus is circulating.
27 September 2024 News
Around 100 vets in Wales on strike in pay dispute
Staff at Valley Vets in Cardiff, many of whom earn little more than the national minimum wage, have been on strike since July over poverty pay.
10 September 2024 News
Owens: evidence and science must be used to stop TB
It comes after the BBC last week broadcast the documentary ‘Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me’, which discussed the transmitting of bovine tuberculosis in the UK.
28 August 2024 News
UK set to see first ever strike of private veterinary staff
A two-week strike over pay and conditions is planned by veterinary workers in Wales.
10 July 2024 News