Mass culls to control animal diseases like bird flu are leaving farmers and vets facing mental health trauma with little support, a parliamentary report has
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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
Northern Ireland equine vet Dr. Esther Skelly-Smith has been jointly elected new president of the Northern Ireland Branch of British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the president of
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland are being offered the chance to travel to England to learn how some producers there have reduced their herd dependence
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
More than a third of Northern Ireland farmers admitted to having had at least one outbreak of sheep scab in their flock within the last
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
The Republic’s government has moved a step closer to building a second veterinary school, a move that could see the proposed facility overtake the much
Ceva Animal Health has launched national Q fever surveys amongst both vets and farmers to ascertain their thoughts on the disease and current protocols. It
Two new reports showing major reductions in the sale and use of veterinary antibiotics on farms have been welcomed by the veterinary community. The studies