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There is much debate about how to best identify and remove bovine viral diarrhea “persistently infected” calves.
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There is much debate about how to best identify and remove bovine viral diarrhea “persistently infected” calves.
The number of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)-positive herds has decreased by nearly 8% since this time last year. In week 15 of 2026, ending April 12, there was 104 positive herds re...
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Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce. From June 1, 2026, the threshold will reduce to five un...
A major cross-border public meeting will take place on bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) this month. All interested stakeholders are invited to the meeting in Co. Armagh for an update o...
Ahead of the 2026 spring-calving breeding season, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is urging farmers to ramp up biosecurity measures to help stamp out bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD). Deta...
A new study published by Aarhus University has found no link between the use of feed additive Bovaer and an overall increase in cow mortality or decrease in milk yield. However, th...
The national programme for tackling bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) “has delivered”, with Ireland “on the cusp of BVD freedom” according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI). Patrick Donoho...
Vaccinating for bluetongue prior to breeding “can give ultimate protection”, according to the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI). With breeding season now underway...
A number of boosters may be required ahead of breeding, as vaccinations play an important role on dairy farms. Booster vaccination for leptospirosis (lepto) and bovine viral diarrh...
The eradication of BVD remains the number one priority for Animal Health Ireland (AHI). And the clock is ticking. The organisation’s chief executive, Patrick Donohoe, commented: “B...
The ongoing BVD eradication campaign is already delivering animal health benefits across Ireland’s dairy and beef sectors. That’s according to Hugh Farrell, the general secretary o...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has moved to simplify access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccines for farmers across Northern Irelan...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Ireland. Agriland understands that tests carrie...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, April 28) issued a reminder to farmers to prepare for the higher risk period for bluetongue virus (...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a research project that developed both live and inactivated vaccine candidates for avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) su...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that bluetongue virus (BTV) has been detected in a herd in Co. Tipperary. This means that bluetongue cases h...
Advice on foot-and-mouth disease was recently issued by the National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Ireland is currentl...
Summer scour syndrome has become a real worry as calves get out to grass, especially when we do not know the exact cause of the condition. Farms need to be on the look out for the...
By the end of April 2026, 3.5 million doses of bluetongue vaccinations were sold from wholesalers to veterinary practices, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said there is “no evidence” that bluetongue vaccination is associated with birth deformities ahead of the higher risk...
By Chris McCullough Farmers in South Africa that have already vaccinated their cattle for foot and mouth disease (FMD) are seeing them become reinfected with the disease, raising t...
The bluetongue virus has now been detected in counties Wexford, Wicklow, Laois, Louth, Monaghan, Kildare and Cork according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (D...
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