Veterinary

Bluetongue cases jump 40% in four days – with Kilkenny latest county hit

Bluetongue case numbers have grown from 26 to 37 since Monday, with a total of 12 counties hit this season.

NEWS 16 October 2026

Bluetongue cases jump 40% in four days – with Kilkenny latest county hit

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Farmers are entitled to results on TB

Farmers are entitled to results on TB

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 October 2026

750-cow Scottish suckler farm measuring feed efficiency to drive profit

750-cow Scottish suckler farm measuring feed efficiency to drive profit

BREEDING & HEALTH 14 October 2026

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

NEWS 8 October 2026

Four new counties hit with bluetongue as disease spreads west and north

Four new counties hit with bluetongue as disease spreads west and north

Four new counties hit with bluetongue as disease spreads west and north

NEWS 6 October 2026

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Vaccine VAT reduction on the cards in Budget 2027

Vaccine VAT reduction on the cards in Budget 2027

The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the VAT rate on non-oral vaccines is likely to be brought inline with the 0% rate that applies to oral vaccines, in next week's budget.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Lamb euthanised due to dosing gun injury

Lamb euthanised due to dosing gun injury

The postmortem found damage and swelling in the lamb’s mouth, throat and oesophagus.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Sheep Management: bluetongue, temporary grazing and scheme actions

Sheep Management: bluetongue, temporary grazing and scheme actions

The bluetongue vaccine is safe to use at any time of the year but for best practice management vets are recommending administering before the start of the breeding season.

MANAGEMENT 11 September 2026

New agriculture degree begins at Queen’s

New agriculture degree begins at Queen’s

The new agriculture degree is being delivered by Queen’s from the School of Biological Sciences building in Belfast.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 September 2026

Helping hands for lambing time

Helping hands for lambing time

"The students are looking for the opportunity to help out at lambing time" - Roos Maesen, Ghent Lambing and Husbandry Project, GLHP, Belgium.

LETTERS 11 September 2026

Barber's pole worm detection technology, animal prescription app win awards

Barber's pole worm detection technology, animal prescription app win awards

Telenostic - an AI technology which identifies barber's pole in a matter of minutes - is the 2026 Innovation Arena champion at the National Ploughing Championships.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Vets in southeast will be key teaching assets in SETU

Vets in southeast will be key teaching assets in SETU

As SETU welcomes its first cohort of veterinary medicine students, head of the course Mary Kate Burke said that vets in the southeast will be taught how to teach students.

NEWS 11 September 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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