Animal Health

IFA slams ‘shocking’ videos of cattle being euthanised on farm

Videos circulating widely on social media purport to show cattle lined up in a crush before being euthanised and dead animals in a pen with live animals.

NEWS 13 July 2026

IFA slams ‘shocking’ videos of cattle being euthanised on farm

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Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

PEDIGREE 10 July 2026

Dairy Management: soil moisture deficits growing by the day

Dairy Management: soil moisture deficits growing by the day

MANAGEMENT 8 July 2026

Underfunded global animal health poses risk to another pandemic - report

Underfunded global animal health poses risk to another pandemic - report

Underfunded global animal health poses risk to another pandemic - report

NEWS 4 July 2026

NI has no shortage of vet medicines, MPs told

NI has no shortage of vet medicines, MPs told

NI has no shortage of vet medicines, MPs told

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 July 2026

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Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Letterkenny farmer Ryan McElhinney won the Foyle Meats Dairy Farmer Finisher Beef Quality Award last year and – having seen his work in breeding high-genetic cattle – Cathal Gormley understands why.

BREEDING & HEALTH 13 June 2026

England's TB policy group sees cattle vaccines deployed as soon as 2030

England's TB policy group sees cattle vaccines deployed as soon as 2030

The group steering TB policy in England expects vaccines that reduce the disease's transmission to be available to cattle farmers within the next four years.

NEWS 13 June 2026

International Year of the Woman Farmer to be celebrated at Tullamore Show

International Year of the Woman Farmer to be celebrated at Tullamore Show

Tullamore Show and the FBD National Livestock Show made the announcement at the launch of its Sustainable Livestock Village on Wednesday 24 June.

NEWS 13 June 2026

Vaccine stumbling block remains for live exports to Britain

Vaccine stumbling block remains for live exports to Britain

A recategorisation of bluetongue at EU-level will not ease cattle and sheep movement restrictions between Ireland and Britain.

NEWS 13 June 2026

BEEF2026: practical demonstrations and advice for every beef farming system

BEEF2026: practical demonstrations and advice for every beef farming system

Grazed grass remains the cheapest feed available on Irish beef farms, writes Catherine Egan.

BEEF BREEDING 13 June 2026

Farmers invited to take part in new animal health research

Farmers invited to take part in new animal health research

Farmers will receive a text message with a link to take part in the survey over the coming weeks.

NEWS 13 June 2026

Positive prospects for live export weanling trade

Positive prospects for live export weanling trade

Market signals appear optimistic from high-value EU destinations including Greece and Italy while there is ongoing keen interest from North African markets

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

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