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Irish veterinary students awarded veterinary fellowship
Grace Hoare
The students will look into animal stress intervention methods over the course of the project, to try and enhance animal welfare and promote sustainable animal production.
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Ragwort poisoning on the rise, warns AFBI
The plant is dangerous to livestock especially in ensiled grass or hay crops.
24 July 2024 Letters
Proposed SI from a farmer perspective
"With fewer vets, we as farmers, will have difficulty in accessing veterinary care, particularly for emergency call outs." - Shane McAuliffe, B.Sc.Ag (Hons), MSc RVC
Local factories to transfer to Department control
The move will optimise the use of resources deployed to food safety and veterinary controls, the Minister for Agriculture has said.
24 July 2024 News
Over 32,000 TB reactors removed in year up to June
The Department’s TB figures continue to show a worsening of the disease’s trends in herds.
22 July 2024 News
Vets and merchants at odds over vaccine sales
Over 200 vets attended an emergency meeting in the Horse and Jockey in Co Tipperary on Monday night, to discuss the impact of proposed changes to the sale of vaccines.
17 July 2024 News
Vets’ emergency meeting late in the day
Editor Jack Kennedy will be watching to see if changes are made to vaccine availability for farmers.
17 July 2024 Editorial
Clarity on new vet school needed ‘as soon as possible’
South East Technological University (SETU), told the Irish Farmers Journal it 'would like clarity as soon as possible' on the location of the new vet school.
17 July 2024 News
Vets warn new vaccine sale rules will affect future of farm call-outs
Over 200 vets attended an emergency meeting in the Horse and Jockey in Co Tipperary on Monday night to discuss the impact of proposed changes to the sale of vaccines.
16 July 2024 News
UCD Lyons Farm to receive €14m to improve educational facilities
FBD and UCD announce investment in new agricultural research and education facilities and laboratories at UCD Lyons Farm.
16 July 2024 News
UK set to see first ever strike of private veterinary staff
A two-week strike over pay and conditions is planned by veterinary workers in Wales.
10 July 2024 News
Scope of review critical to any relook of Brennan’s farm case - IFA
The farm came to prominence nationally after its herd saw seemingly unexplained bone deformations which an official investigation claimed were not linked to a local brick factory.
5 July 2024 News