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  • Advice for farmers vaccinating breeding cattle for bluetongue
  • Vet warns farmers against bluetongue vaccine complacency
  • DAERA: Bluetongue vaccine now permitted under general licence

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agriland.ie /6 days ago

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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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Vet warns farmers against bluetongue vaccine complacency

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

DAERA: Bluetongue vaccine now permitted under general licence

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

AHWNI advises farmers on bluetongue vaccination timing

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...

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agriland.ie /18 hours ago

DAFM: 3.5 million bluetongue vaccine doses sold by end of April

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Farmers reminded of seasonal risk of bluetongue infection

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 (...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Reminder: Bluetongue vaccines eligible for suckler, sheep scheme payments

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...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

DAFM: ‘No evidence’ bluetongue vaccine is associated with birth deformities

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

ICSA: ‘Additional support’ needed for bluetongue vaccination

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Bluetongue spreads: DAFM confirms cases in 7 counties

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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agriland.ie /1 month ago

DAFM: 19,000 ‘samples of ruminants’ tested for bluetongue this year

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...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

Bluetongue vaccination will not be required for Newry Show 2026

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...

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agriland.ie /3 days ago

DAFM confirms bluetongue case in Tipperary herd

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Are your vaccinations up to date ahead of breeding?

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...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

‘Greater spread’ of bluetongue across island likely this year – expert

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...

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zootecnicainternational.com /2 weeks ago

Development of U.S.-strain live and inactivated vaccines for control of avian metapneumovirus subtype B in poultry

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...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

DAFM has communicated issue of BTV vaccine pack size to companies – minister

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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