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Beef
Clare farms worst hit by blackleg this year
James Hanly
Department of Agriculture data has found that farms in many counties in north Munster and southwest Leinster have been hit most severely by the clostridial disease.
4 December 2024 Breeding & health
Deciding what liver fluke product to use
The recent liver fluke warnings has cast a spotlight on treatment and selecting the optimum product to use at this stage of the year.
4 December 2024 Letters
Letter: can vets only be educated south of the Liffey or Shannon?
Animal disease respects no borders and ensuring a high level of veterinary service throughout the island benefits our entire agricultural community, writes Gerald Roarty
Department inspector has animal cruelty sentence reduced on appeal
Michael O’Reilly of Cois Maigh, Mogeely, Castlemartyr, Co Cork pleaded guilty in May 2024 to seven charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013. David Forsythe reports.
4 December 2024 News
New map shows TB breakdowns in your local area
"There’s no way if you were at a mart you could fire this up and use it to identify a farm from which you were buying cattle," one of the researchers involved in the project said.
1 December 2024 News
Letter about veterinary education
"On behalf of the Veterinary Working Group for reform in Irish Veterinary Education." - Ian Fleming MRCVS, Fergal Hennessy MRCVS, Shane McAuliffe BSc. MSc., James Quinn MRCVS
27 November 2024 Letters
Jane Pigott announced as new president of Veterinary Ireland
Pigott, from Flow Veterinary Cardiology in Millstreet, Co Cork, was presented with the formal chain of office by outgoing president Hazell Mullins.
22 November 2024 News
In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'
CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day
22 November 2024 News
Concerns over farm privacy and vet workloads with new medicine rules
James Hanly asked merchants, co-ops and vets for their opinions of the changes signed into law by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
20 November 2024 News
Heifer with nine lives
The Dealer had time for some light reading over the weekend which was particularly entertaining.
20 November 2024 News
‘We stuck to our guns’ on brucellosis - Department
The experience of eradicating brucellosis shows that animal diseases can be eradicated, even in the face of farm organisation opposition to new measures, a Department official said.
13 November 2024 News
Irish Farmers Journal suckler roadshow comes to Clare
Adam Woods reports from the first three suckler roadshows to take place around the country and previews the last two in Clare and Kerry.
13 November 2024 Management