robert huey Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/robert-huey/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:01:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png robert huey Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/robert-huey/ 32 32 Avian Influenza Prevention Zone now in force in NI https://nivettoday.com/avian-influenza-prevention-zone-now-in-force-in-ni/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:01:56 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6450 More measures to prevent the spread of bird flu in Northern Ireland are now in force, with the region now once again under Avian Influenza

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]]> Whistleblower vet gets £1.25m settlement and apology from DAERA https://nivettoday.com/whistleblower-vet-awarded-1-25m-settlement-and-apology-from-daera-by-louise-cullen/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:23:34 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5907 A senior government vet who blew the whistle on serious animal welfare issues and problems with traceability has received a £1.25 payout from the Department

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]]> DAERA apologises to whistleblower vet after dropping constructive dismissal appeal https://nivettoday.com/daera-apologises-to-whistleblower-vet-after-dropping-constructive-dismissal-appeal/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:52:20 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5867 DAERA has apologised to a senior vet who won a constructive dismissal case having blown the whistle over breaches of animal welfare at livestock markets

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]]> New bovine TB eradication-strategy launched https://nivettoday.com/new-bovine-tb-eradication-strategy-launched/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:56:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5799 Agriculture Minister  Edwin Poots has  launched a new long term bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland, to include the culling of badgers. The

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]]> Pressure mounts for post-Brexit veterinary deal https://nivettoday.com/pressure-mounts-for-post-brexit-veterinary-deal/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:23:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5717 Leading food and agriculture organisations have again called for the EU and UK to strike a veterinary deal to reduce the “financial and human cost

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]]> DAERA veterinary team to carry out Maedi Visna investigations https://nivettoday.com/daera-veterinary-team-to-carry-out-maedi-visna-investigations/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:36:46 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5669 Chief Vet Robert Huey has told flock keepers that DAERA is carrying out a veterinary investigation in a bid to control and stamp out a

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]]> Warning after bird flu found in backyard flock https://nivettoday.com/warning-after-bird-flu-found-in-backyard-flock/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:35:24 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5654 The discovery of  bird flu in a backyard flock in Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh has been described as a “timely reminder” by Chief Vet Robert

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]]> Bird flu outbreak ‘largest ever in these islands’, MLAs told https://nivettoday.com/park-closed-after-swans-die-in-bird-flu-outbreak/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:42:44 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5487 The current bird flu outbreak is “the largest ever in these islands”,  Daera officials have told Stormont’s Agriculture and Environment Committee.. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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]]> Poots warns of ‘significant’ and growing bird flu threat https://nivettoday.com/poots-warns-of-significant-and-growing-bird-flu-threat/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:13:23 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5478 Avian flu poses a “present” threat in Northern Ireland and will be “more significant” in the months ahead, Edwin Poots has warned. The agriculture minister’

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]]> Minister approves bird flu prevention zone measures https://nivettoday.com/minister-approves-bird-flu-prevention-zone-measures/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:38:33 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5436 An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone will come into effect in Northern Ireland from midnight on November 17. Agriculture minister Edwin Poots made the announcement  in

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