Agri-Business
Scientists create calf with reduced susceptibility to BVDV
Scientists in the US have created a gene-edited calf with what they have called “dramatically reduced” susceptibility to infection of...
BVD
N.Ireland
BVD numbers in NI at lowest levels since eradication programme
New figures from Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) have shown that the number of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Positive (BVDP)...
Government
Frustration over pace of BVD-control legislation in Wales
The pace at which Wales is progressing legislation for the control of Bovine Viral Diarrohea (BVD) has been criticised following...
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
Herd restrictions proposed in NI to support BVD eradication
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today launched a consultation on proposals for herd restrictions...
N.Ireland
New BVD export requirements for NI cattle to ROI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has told Northern Ireland (NI) cattle exporters moving livestock to the...
N.Ireland
New BVD requirements for cattle exported from NI to ROI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) wishes to remind exporters moving cattle to the Republic of Ireland...
Beef
Calls for DAERA to introduce further measures to eradicate BVD
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to introduce...
Government
Wales: Consultation launched on BVD-eradication scheme
A consultation on a proposal to introduce a compulsory scheme to eradicate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in Wales has been...
N.Ireland
Sheep scab control programme gets underway in Northern Ireland
A three-year programme, designed to control sheep scab in Northern Ireland has been launched this week. However, the man driving...
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...
N.Ireland
Additional BVD control measures likely to be required in Northern Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has confirmed that additional Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) control measures are likely to be...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice on new BVD requirements for cattle moving south
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that cattle moving to the Republic...
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
Movement of untested BVD cattle to be prohibited in UK
Members of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) have been reminded to ensure all animals...
N.Ireland
Animals not tested for BVD to be banned from NI abattoirs
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has announced plans to ban BVD untested animals from slaughterhouses in a bid to crack...
Beef
Bold plans laid out to eradicate BVD and sheep scab by 2031
The livestock industry has set out bold ambitions to eradicate sheep scab and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) by 2031, among...
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...
