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Northern Ireland
Vaccination rollout against Bluetongue in Britain
Natasha Ferguson
Farmers in England are being strongly encouraged to consider vaccinating against Bluetongue Virus
21 May 2025 News
Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year
The Irish Farmers Journal conducted analysis of RVL monthly reports which found that 494 cattle died from the infection with affected animals presenting each month.
14 May 2025 Breeding & health
Bluetongue disease: what it is and how does it spread?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at bluetongue disease and some of the implications of the disease coming into Ireland.
New Mycoplasma Bovis vaccine launched
A new tool is available to dairy and beef farmers in their fight against the impacts of mycoplasma bovis disease. Aidan Brennan reports.
21 April 2025 Management
Sheep Management: marketing hoggets and ewes and vaccine queries
The marketing of sheep can have a significant difference on the level of competition with a particularly sharp trade for quality cull ewes.
12 March 2025 Management
Increased supplies of Heptavac-P in pipeline for late March
The company announced on Friday that they are expecting large deliveries of the clostridial vaccine product in a range of pack sizes throughout March
8 March 2025 News
Beef Management: rearing calves, turnout and vaccinations
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the detail around rearing dairy calves, a smooth turnout and keeping vaccinations up to date.
5 March 2025 Management
Department working to address Heptavac P Plus shortages
Minister Heydon stated that Department of Agriculture officials are working to address the tight availability of the clostridial and pasteurellosis vaccines.
3 March 2025 News
Heptavac shortage to persist all spring
Heptavac P Plus is a vaccine, which is used for the control of both clostridial diseases and pasteurellosis in sheep.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Pull out all the stops to reduce mortality
Sheep farmers have never been heading in to a lambing season where every additional lamb or ewe saved has such a high potential value
29 January 2025 Lambing
Germany puts foot-and-mouth disease vaccines on standby
The decision to activate the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank is not a decision for the actual use of the vaccine.
21 January 2025 News
Five management jobs for January
While every farm has a long list of jobs to complete, outlined are a few tasks to consider in January.
31 December 2024 Management