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Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Animal Health Ireland's Liam Doyle is urging farmers to double down on biosecurity and ask themselves are all precautions being taken to reduce the risk of introducing disease.

MANAGEMENT 1 August 2026

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

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Most new diseases walk in the front gate

Most new diseases walk in the front gate

SHEEP BREEDING 19 July 2026

Underfunded global animal health poses risk to another pandemic - report

Underfunded global animal health poses risk to another pandemic - report

NEWS 4 July 2026

Bluetongue virus policy update for June 2026

Bluetongue virus policy update for June 2026

Bluetongue virus policy update for June 2026

NEWS 24 June 2026

Counting spores to detect diseases early

Counting spores to detect diseases early

Counting spores to detect diseases early

NEWS 23 June 2026

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Best practice in cleaning and disinfecting animal housing this summer

Best practice in cleaning and disinfecting animal housing this summer

If it hasn’t already been completed, livestock houses should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, writes Martin Merrick.

BUILDINGS 20 May 2026

Best practice in cleaning and disinfecting animal housing this summer

Best practice in cleaning and disinfecting animal housing this summer

If it hasn’t already been completed, livestock houses should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, writes Martin Merrick.

BUILDINGS 20 May 2026

Robodog could become an agronomist’s best friend

Robodog could become an agronomist’s best friend

The Robodog won’t take over an agronomists job, but has the potential to examine crops very closely and deliver data quickly for use in recommendations.

NEWS 20 May 2026

New fungicide moving closer to market

New fungicide moving closer to market

A new fungicide in the pipeline for some time looks like it is getting closer to approval here in Ireland and Europe.

NEWS 20 May 2026

Clarkson hosts 25,000 farmers and a robot dog

Clarkson hosts 25,000 farmers and a robot dog

The Cereals event is an annual show about crop production. This year it has been taking place on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm in Oxfordshire, England.

NEWS 20 May 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

DairyCon, a two-day conference for vets in dairy practice was held in Kilkenny last week, offering insights into bluetongue, TB and calf health from a vet’s perspective.

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Don’t forget man’s best friend in health plans

Don’t forget man’s best friend in health plans

Any working or family dogs should be included in the animal health plan with particular attention placed on regular worming and important vaccinations

ANIMAL HEALTH 20 May 2026

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