Beef
Dosing advice: Be on the lookout for lungworm infestations
Farmers have been advised to be on the lookout for cattle showing signs of lungworm infestations. Cattle will be prone...
Animal Health Ireland
Beef
Is your herd suffering from one of the most common causes of abortion?
Neospora caninum is one of the most common causes of abortion in cattle in Ireland, according to the Department of...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
Revealed: Which county has the worst liver fluke record
The extent to which Irish beef cattle are suffering from liver fluke has been identified by Animal Health Ireland (AHI)....
Agri-Business
Animal Health Ireland boss to step down after eight years at the helm
The Chief Executive Officer of Animal Health Ireland (AHI), Joe O’Flaherty, has announced his intention step down from the role after eight...
Dairy
AHI to seek stakeholder agreement on new Johne's disease programme
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) will seek the commencement of a new Johne’s disease programme at an upcoming stakeholders meeting, the...
Beef
Ireland could be free of 'costly' BVD virus by 2020
It is possible for BVD to be eradicated from Irish herds by 2020, according to the Deputy CEO of Animal...
Beef
More online tools available for beef farmers to monitor herd health
More online tools are now available for farmers to search and analyse information at herd health level, as part of...
Beef
BVD tagging to remain compulsory in 2017 - Other programme details revealed
BVD tissue tagging of calves is to remain compulsory in 2017, as it was agreed at a meeting earlier this...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy
'Drying off can play a significant role in farm profitability'
Drying off can be one of the most critical times of year when it comes to reducing on-farm somatic cell...
Agri-Business
No end in sight to BVD tissue tagging as IFA calls for immediate programme review
Calls have been made for an immediate review of the structures and funding model of the BVD programme by IFA...
Dairy
Counting the cost of Johne's Disease - How one farm dealt with an outbreak
Johne’s Disease is an infectious bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants which usually become infected in the early weeks of...
Other
5 simple steps to sending in your BVD samples
Enfer is reminding farmers and Animal Health Ireland to put the correct postage amount on envelopes when sending in BVD...