N.Ireland
Step forward for potential BVD herd restrictions in NI
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has welcomed discussions held at the AERA (Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) Committee yesterday...
AHWNI
N.Ireland
Mycoplasma bovis causing ‘significant losses’ on NI farms
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has stated that the bacterial infection mycoplasma bovis is becoming “increasingly prevalent” and...
Agri-Business
Farmers with BVD infection in their herd urged to ‘stamp out’ the virus
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is urging farmers with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) infection present in their herds to...
N.Ireland
Biosecurity ‘critically important’ at agricultural shows
Newry Show chairman, Brian Lockhart, has confirmed that maintaining the highest levels of biosecurity is an absolute priority when it comes...
Agri-Business
AHWNI warns herd owners to follow biosecurity guidance
Biosecurity involves taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious disease. This is a responsibility for every exhibitor...
N.Ireland
BVD maps show significant progress north and south
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
N.Ireland
BVD positives at lowest rate in Northern Ireland
New statistics from the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) have shown that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is at...
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to discuss sheep scab control at Hilltown event
Sheep farmers will have the opportunity to discuss the control of sheep scab in Northern Ireland at a sheep health...
Agri-Business
AHWNI welcomes notifiable disease status for BVD
The announcement that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will become a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland (NI) has been welcomed by...
N.Ireland
Armagh, Newry and Enniskillen ‘hotspots’ for BVD – AHWNI
Recent testing in Northern Ireland has identified Armagh, Newry and Enniskillen as hotspot areas for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). The incidence...
N.Ireland
BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes
A new Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) map shows the progress of the eradication programme made by the Republic of Ireland...
N.Ireland
AHWNI concerned about sheep scab levels in Northern Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has said it is concerned about the levels of sheep scab being diagnosed...
Agri-Business
The 'horrendous' cost of BVD infection for farmers - AHWNI
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has highlighted the “horrendous” costs that farmers face after their herd gets infected with...
N.Ireland
'Tackling endemic disease has a clear impact on farm efficiency' - AHWNI
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall carbon footprint on-farm is something the industry is taking very seriously,...
N.Ireland
Parts of Co. Armagh on BVD alert
Parts of Co. Armagh are on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) alert. This follows an upsurge of the disease on farms...
Agri-Business
NI’s ban on BVD untested animals to begin on Wednesday
Northern Ireland's movement ban on BVD Untested animals is set to come into effect this Wednesday (September 1). It follows...
Beef
NI BVD maps: Where is your nearest PI animal?
Maps showing the extent of Northern Ireland's battle with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) have been published in a bid to...
N.Ireland
Number of older cattle in NI with no BVD status halves in a year
The number of older cattle in Northern Ireland that do not have a BVD status has halved in the space...
