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Bluetongue antibodies found in cattle on Isle of Man

Finding antibodies means the animals have been exposed to BTV, but it does not mean they are currently infected, the Isle of Man government said.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Bluetongue antibodies found in cattle on Isle of Man

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Plans for BVD freedom under way

Plans for BVD freedom under way

NEWS 17 January 2026

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

CALVES 17 January 2026

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

NEWS 16 January 2026

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

NEWS 14 January 2026

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Calf care focus on Galway dairy farm

Calf care focus on Galway dairy farm

As part of the CalfCare on-farm event series, visitors flocked to the Treacy farm in Galway to hear the top tips when it comes to calf management writes Daire Cregg

CALVES 7 January 2026

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

Farm Alert is a text reminder service, developed by the Irish Farmers Journal helping to manage vaccination and parasite treatments this spring

CALVES 7 January 2026

Pneumonia the most common cause of death in cattle

Pneumonia the most common cause of death in cattle

Pneumonia was found in between 30% and 40% of cattle aged one month to one year submitted to laboratories for postmortem examinations.

NEWS 7 January 2026

New IFA grain and animal health chairs elected

New IFA grain and animal health chairs elected

John “the Boiler” Murphy and David Hall have been elected as chairs of the IFA grain and animal health committees, respectively.

NEWS 7 January 2026

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

"This is a unique situation based on current circumstances and is short term in nature to provide targeted sector specific support," Minister Muir said.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

Out of the 125 cows blood tested for TB on Padraig Callanan's farm, 32 came back positive.

FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

"We can’t lose sight of the progress that has been made" on BVD, says Animal Health Ireland CEO Patrick Donohoe.

NEWS 7 January 2026

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'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

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