Bovine TB Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/bovine-tb/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png Bovine TB Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/bovine-tb/ 32 32 Muir and Heydon announce new bovine tuberculosis cooperation project https://nivettoday.com/muir-and-heydon-announce-new-bovine-tuberculosis-cooperation-project/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:07:55 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8145 New project by their Departments as part of the Shared Island Initiative to tackle the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis on farms in a pilot

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]]> Alpaca’s owner in plea to PM over TB cull death https://nivettoday.com/alpacas-owner-in-plea-to-pm-over-tb-cull-death/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:51:50 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6335 The owner of Geronimo, the alpaca who was culled last year, has called on new Prime Minister Liz Truss  to launch a review into Government

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]]> ‘Six-week journey’ to UFU’s badger cull decision https://nivettoday.com/six-week-journey-to-ufus-badger-cull-decision/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:53:34 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5370 The Ulster Farmers’ Union went on a “six week journey of learning” before coming out in favour of targeted badger culls to tackle Bovine TB,

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]]> Whistleblower vet unfairly dismissed by DAERA after raising cattle concerns https://nivettoday.com/whistleblower-vet-unfairly-dismissed-by-daera-after-raising-cattle-concerns/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:32:05 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5253 A vet who blew the whistle on cattle traceability concerns and breaches of animal welfare at livestock markets was unfairly dismissed by the Department of

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]]> bTB positive Alpaca’s fate looks sealed despite petition to save its life https://nivettoday.com/btb-positive-alpacas-fate-looks-sealed-despite-petition-to-save-its-life/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:32:31 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=4075 A petition to save the life of a six-year-old alpaca who has twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis has gathered more than 100,000 signatures. Owner

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]]> New scheme to help vets and farmers tackle TB https://nivettoday.com/new-scheme-to-help-vets-and-farmers-tackle-tb/ Mon, 17 May 2021 10:58:09 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=2713 Poots may keep agriculture job to fight disease A cattle health certification standards body is rolling out a new UK-wide plan to help farmers tackle

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