Agri-Business
DAFM monitoring bovine TB vaccine trials 'very closely'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that trials on a bovine tuberculosis (TB) vaccine are...
Bovine TB
Agri-Business
Further changes made to bovine TB testing in Wales
Further changes have been made to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Wales by Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural...
Agri-Business
DAFM to implement 'lean review' of bovine TB programme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is planning to hire consultants to implement a “Lean review” of...
Beef
TB: 5,122 herds restricted over 12 months to end of Q1 2024
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show the total number of herds restricted because...
Rural Life
Over 5,000 badgers vaccinated against TB so far this year
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has captured and vaccinated 5,046 badgers against tuberculosis (TB) to date...
Agri-Business
DAFM seeks researchers to examine role of badgers in bovine TB
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is offering funding for research on the role of badgers in...
Agri-Business
More than 5,100 TB herds restricted in past 12 months
In the past 12 months, 5,180 bovine tuberculosis (TB) herds were restricted, compared to 4,605 in the previous 12-month period,...
Dairy News
DAFM urges farmers to use bulls 'more resistant to TB' for breeding
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is encouraging farmers to consider using bulls that are more resistant...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with NI chief vet as bTB cases reach 'all time high'
Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among...
Beef
DAFM clarifies details on bTB balancing payments
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has clarified concerns from farmers relating to balancing payments from the...
Agri-Business
DAFM study: Wildlife biggest issue for bovine TB spread - vets
Vets have pointed to wildlife control being among the biggest obstacles for Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme. That is...
Dairy Technical
How can farmers reduce the risk of bovine TB on dairy farms?
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) poses a huge threat to farm animals and can be a worry of farmers’. Figures from by...
Veterinary
Scheme to modernise TB devices used by vets closes this month
A scheme to help vets modernise IT devices and essential equipment used for bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing will close for...
Beef
TB: 'Underwhelming' wildlife programme 'continuing to fail farmers'
The wildlife control and research programme under the TB Eradication Programme is “continuing to fail farmers”, the Irish Cattle and...
Veterinary
TB programme: Reactors, restrictions and costs all rise in 2023
Virtually all key figures under the bovine TB Eradication Programme saw increases in 2023, with the number of reactors and...
N.Ireland
NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation 'unfair'
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed...
Beef
'IT updates' causing delay of TB income supplement rates issuing
The delay in the enhanced rates being issued under the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB (tuberculosis) programme is...
N.Ireland
DAERA proposal to cut bTB compensation sparks reaction
A number of agri-stakeholder organisations in Northern Ireland are opposing proposed bovine tuberculosis (bTB) compensation cuts. Ulster unionist spokesperson on...