Disease

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

Ewes and lambs retained indoors will require higher levels of supplementation while management will need to be concise to keep disease levels at bay.

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

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Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

NEWS 17 December 2025

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Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 10 December 2025

BVD programme delivers economic benefit of €184m annually

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.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Bluetongue cases suspected on third farm in Northern Ireland

Bluetongue cases suspected on third farm in Northern Ireland

"Bluetongue is an unpredictable virus that can be spread rapidly by midges through and between flocks and herds," NI agriculture minister Andrew Muir said.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Calls this week for a ban on the importation of animals from Northern Ireland for direct slaughter have been premature.

VIEWPOINTS 10 December 2025

Next minister will pass new TB laws, says Muir

Next minister will pass new TB laws, says Muir

The Alliance MLA acknowledged that it will be after the next Assembly election, which is expected in May 2027, before legislation is passed at Stormont.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

BTV will re-emerge in the spring, claims vet

BTV will re-emerge in the spring, claims vet

David Wright reports from a bluetongue meeting organised by Ballygawley farm vets.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Bluetongue cases continue to climb in Britain

Bluetongue cases continue to climb in Britain

England has been hardest hit by bluetongue virus, with Wales also affected.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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