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Schmallenberg cases rise on 2023
Anne O'Donoghue
Seven out of 148 animal carcasses tested positive for Schmallenberg in the first three months of the year.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Muir rules out Bluetongue compensation scheme
There are no plans in DAERA to compensate NI farmers with livestock stranded in Britain due to Bluetongue restrictions
31 March 2024 News
Ireland still on high alert for bluetongue threat – Department
The Department has said it is continuing to monitor the bluetongue situation closely in Britain.
Increased BVD funding for farmers confirmed
Farmers will receive an increased payment per calf, up to 25 calves, under the BVD national eradication programme.
28 March 2024 News
Shippers warn of calf exports collapse
Seamus Scallan of the Wicklow Calf Company forecast that calf sales to other EU states could potentially fall by 50,000 head this year.
20 March 2024 News
Ban on livestock imports to remain
To date, 123 cases of the viral disease bluetongue have been detected on 73 premises in England.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
UFU: ‘farmers best served by devolved government’
The return to Stormont makes it easier for lobby organisations to get their views across.
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Vigilance of birth defects this spring due to Schmallenberg and bluetongue urged
The Department has urged farmers to submit deformed calves and lambs for testing to increase the surveillance for both the Schmallenberg and bluetongue viruses.
19 February 2024 News
Bluetongue restrictions keep live imports out
With bluetongue continuing to spread in England, the ongoing ban on live exports from Britain to NI remains in place.
7 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Bluetongue risk lowered as midge activity lowers - DEFRA
The current weather conditions and time of year mean that midges are highly unlikely to transmit the virus to livestock.
2 February 2024 News
Bluetongue still prominent in Britain
Two bluetongue temporary control zones remain in place in Kent and Norfolk.
24 January 2024 Northern Ireland
New cases of bluetongue found in England
Two further cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified at two new locations in England.
10 January 2024 News