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Vets so busy they're 'nearly diagnosing by FaceTime'
Rachel Donovan
A recent study has taken a deep dive into the needs of Irish dairy farmers and the challenges vets have meeting these needs.
29 August 2024 Breeding & health
Merchants slam vets' take on medicines
Adam Woods has the latest on the vet medicines row between vets and merchants.
28 August 2024 News
Blackleg: ensuring that vaccination is done properly
Blackleg is a peracute disease, meaning when animals get infected it generally proves fatal quickly. Rachel Donovan talks to Tipperary vet Damien Corcoran about prevention.
Bluetongue a ‘serious threat to Irish cattle and sheep’ - McConalogue
It follows on from the announcement that a bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) case had been confirmed in a sheep in Norfolk in the UK for the first time since March.
28 August 2024 News
New chief vet in town
The new chief vet has plenty to be looking at in the farming sector.
21 August 2024 Dealer
How drugs and TB changed Irish veterinary medicine
Up to the late 1940s, farm animals were generally treated by the local ‘handy man’ and vets were seen as no more than ‘horse doctors’, writes John Flaherty.
14 August 2024 News
'Vaccination the best strategy' against blackleg outbreaks - vet
Blackleg is a common disease among both sheep and cattle, causing acute muscle damage after they consume clostridial spores in the soil, which can prove fatal.
13 August 2024 News
Integrity of veterinary prescription must be maintained - vets
New legislation could change where and how veterinary medicines are sold. However, Veterinary Ireland has said the proposals are not in line with Europe or the code of conduct.
6 August 2024 News
Availability of vaccines must not be further restricted - ICMSA
The ICMSA is calling on the Minister to “just for once” side with farmers and allow them to access vaccines through the options that are currently available.
2 August 2024 News
UK veterinary chain set to acquire Midleton vet practice
Midleton Veterinary Hospital covers both large and small animals, employing a team of eight vets.
1 August 2024 News
Weekend vet shortages a hurdle for sheep sales
An issue has emerged for certifying breeding sheep at Blessington mart for export to the North at weekends.
31 July 2024 News
Decision on vet school after Dáil summer break
Four universities have been shortlisted to house Ireland’s new vet school by the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
31 July 2024 News