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Beef
Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk
Noel Bardon
Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.
16 December 2025 News
BVD programme delivers economic benefit of €184m annually
AHI has announced details of the BVD action plan for 2026 which will take a "proactive and strengthened approach" to tackling the disease.
15 December 2025 News
Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep
Judge Gabbett said that “it is very hard to unsee what I saw here in the pictures provided to the court of the neglect of the animals”. Gordon Deegan reports.
Department ramps up bluetongue testing of cattle and sheep
The Minister also confirmed that compensation will be available to farmers who have to cull cattle in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland.
15 December 2025 News
Duck farmer wins court appeal
Carlow poultry farmer John Fitzgerald has been successful in a case taken against the Department of Agriculture relating to compliance notices served back in August 2024.
10 December 2025 News
’Tis the season for the poultry sector to be nervous about avian flu
Adam Woods previews this week’s poultry focus and what’s inside this week’s special poultry focus.
10 December 2025 Poultry
UK government aware of vet medicine concerns
Vicky Nicholls from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate made the comments during an online tutorial for veterinary medicine retailers in Northern Ireland.
10 December 2025 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
The latest news in-brief from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland
10 December 2025 Northern Ireland
Top tips for a successful dry period
Daire Cregg reports some of the top tips for a stress-free dry period that were discussed on a recent AHI CellCheck webinar.
10 December 2025 Management
Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed
The Department's surveillance efforts include blood sampling livestock on farms, testing animals at meat plants and encouraging farmers to report suspect cases.
4 December 2025 News
Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected
The results of further testing carried out on the 44 suspected bluetongue cases is awaited.
3 December 2025 News
Bluetongue outbreak would not see export ban
If bluetongue is established on the island, once we get into warmer weather it will be more of a challenge to prevent the spread, deputy chief vet warns.
3 December 2025 News