The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland has warned that a “black market” for veterinary medicines could develop without a deal around permanent supply arrangements. Its
farm animals
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
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
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