N.Ireland
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....
bTB
Agri-Business
'Whole toolbox of measures' needed for bTB eradication
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has spoken to the chair of the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) Partnership,...
Other
Farmers are not in favour of badger vaccination for TB - study
A research project funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has found that farmers are not...
Agri-Business
Queen’s Unversity, AFBI and UCD team up for bTB project
A new all-island research project that will examine the factors behind persistent bTB has been launched. It will be the...
N.Ireland
Finishing sucklers on the Fermanagh farm of UFU president
David Brown is six months into his two-year presidency of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The Fermanagh suckler beef farmer...
Dairy
TB: RSPCA calls for cattle vaccination, not just badgers
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is calling on government to place focus on cattle-based...
N.Ireland
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
N.Ireland
Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI
The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...
Beef
New post-mortem TB test will identify infection quicker
A new test to identify tuberculosis (TB) infection quicker in animals post mortem has been rolled out in Great Britain,...
N.Ireland
USPCA condemns badger cull as part of bTB plan
The Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has condemned the badger cull announced by the Northern...
N.Ireland
Vets have central role in a sustainable farming industry – BVA president
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president, Justine Shotton, has highlighted the central role that veterinarians will play in delivering a more...
Beef
bTB eradication in Northern Ireland could open up new markets for beef – LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, believes that the ongoing review of the Bovine...
N.Ireland
Badger cull identified as DAERA’s preferred option for bTB wildlife intervention
A badger cull in the areas worst affected by bovine TB has been identified as the department's preferred option for...
