AgricMinister has announced the launch of new measures to support efforts to eradicate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in cattle. The Minister is urging herd keepers
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The key focus of the BVD Programme by Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) in 2025 will be to encourage herd owners to take action
Four charges of failure to comply with a tuberculosis notice Mr Donal McGreevy (25), Moor Road, Ballyward, Castlewellan, was convicted at Downpatrick Court on four
The Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practicing in Northern Ireland (AVSPNI) Statement On 26th November, and in anticipation of the DAERA Minister’s announcement on his strategy
With legislation for BVD herd restrictions being approved in principle by the AERA Committee, Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is reminding farmers of the
DAERA urging all bird keepers in NI to prepare for the increasing threat of avian flu this winter as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N5
Over 170 vets dipped into some or all of the recent AVSPNI Autumn Conference held at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen. Friday’s lectures, delivered by DAERA,
Mycoplasma bovis is an increasingly prevalent bacterial infection of concern that has caused significant losses on some NI farms. According to one local farmer, who
One case of Bluetongue (BT8) was diagnosed in Northern Ireland in 2018, following the abortion of a cow recently imported from Europe. Given the time
DAERA Official Veterinarian (OV) at an abattoir examined an animal delivered by McDowell on the 9 May 2022. Stephen McDowell (55) of Old Moy Road,