Beef
Foot-and-mouth vaccine bank activated in Germany
The state of Brandenburg in Germany has announced that it has activated its foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank. Earlier this...
vaccine
Pig/Poultry
HSE: Ireland needs 10,000 vaccines for people at risk of bird flu
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has estimated that Ireland requires 10,000 doses of a vaccine for people at risk of...
Sponsored
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...
Agri-Business
Call for zero VAT on non-oral vaccines to be delivered in budget
The national animal health chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), TJ Maher has called on the government to deliver...
Beef
Current animal vaccine shortage being 'actively' addressed
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee chair, T J Maher, has confirmed that there is currently an animal vaccine...
Agri-Business
DAFM monitoring bovine TB vaccine trials 'very closely'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that trials on a bovine tuberculosis (TB) vaccine are...
Pig/Poultry
Ireland to receive vaccines for people at higher risk of bird flu
Ireland is due to receive doses of a vaccine for people deemed to be at a higher risk of exposure...
Dairy Technical
Experimental calf vaccine shows promising results against crypto
An experimental vaccine for Cryptosporidium parvum (crypto) from MSD Animal Health has shown positive results. At the European Buiatrics Congress...
Beef
'Unsung heroes' who created animal vaccine to be recognised
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) Presidents’ Initiative is showcasing a case study on an animal vaccine...
Sponsored
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...
Sheep
Trials ongoing to develop a liver fluke vaccine
A collaborative research project between Teagasc and the Molecular laboratory, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway is aiming to develop...