Advice for farmers vaccinating breeding cattle for bluetongue
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...
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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...
Sheep farmers’ reluctance to vaccinate against bluetongue could prove costly, according to Conor Geraghty of the FarmGate Veterinary Group in east Galway. Speaking to Agriland, he...
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...
As temperatures begin to rise, the active vector season for midges that can transmit bluetongue (BTV) is right around the corner, according to Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ir...
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...
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 (...
Suckler and sheep farmers considering vaccinating their herd or flocks are being reminded that bluetongue vaccination will be covered as a measure under this year’s suckler and she...
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...
Bluetongue vaccination must be supported as “an additional measure” and not at the expense of core animal health actions, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has...
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...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that more than “19,000 samples of ruminants” have been tested for bluetongue in 2026. According to DAFM sinc...
Newry Show Society has taken the decision not to make bluetongue vaccination a mandatory requirement for cattle and sheep entering its upcoming 2026 event. This is in contrast with...
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...
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...
There is likely to be a “greater spread” of bluetongue across the island of Ireland this year compared with last, a Queen’s University expert has warned. Dr. Connor Bamford, lectur...
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 has “communicated the issue of pack size” to vaccine manufacturing companies. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mart...
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