Ian Paisley has warned Food, Farming and Fisheries Minister Mark Spencer the veterinary and food industry in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. He
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News that sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK are their lowest ever recorded level has been hailed. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate revealed that sales
Vets in Northern Ireland’s vets could face the nightmare scenario of being be left with no treatment options for some diseases without a post-Brexit medicine
You’ve probably noticed the flurry of media and public interest in the ‘blue green algae’ (cyanobacteria) blooms in Lough Neagh. Dr Simon Doherty, based at
Northern Ireland’s Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and ban on poultry gatherings have been lifted from the start of June. The measures were put in place
A report commissioned by DAERA on the supply of veterinary professionals to service Northern Ireland’s needs has stopped shy of recommending a purpose-built facility. However,
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said it is extremely concerned about the impact on it members ofa break in TB testing services given the absence
Rivers in Northern Ireland downstream from livestock farms and farms fertilised with manure have tested positive for residues of antibiotics known to be used in
Treatment of large and small animals by vets here could be seriously impacted by a shortage of pharmaceuticals in the new year, the junior Vice
Disease control restrictions have been put in place in part of County Fermanagh after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in County