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Northern Ireland
Risk of fluke treatment happening too early
Peter McCann
Flukicides have no residual effect, so treated animals will still be vulnerable to picking up liver fluke later in the winter.
19 November 2025 Northern Ireland
Climate influences animal health research
Professor Elisabeth Innes spoke to the Moredun Research Institute’s NI regional board last week.
19 November 2025 Markets
High risk of liver fluke in midlands, west and north
There is a lower disease prevalence in the southeast of the country influenced by dry weather conditions in June and September 2025.
Farmers to be compensated for bird flu culls
The level of compensation is calculated based on the breed, the age and the number of animals culled.
15 November 2025 News
Border farmers urged to be vigilant for BVD
BVD does not respect borders, Dr Maria Guelbenzu, BVD programme manager at AHI said.
12 November 2025 News
NI facing 40% fewer vet medicine pack sizes
The issue stems from NI needing to follow EU rules on veterinary medicine testing, so products that currently come from Britain are at risk of being withdrawn.
12 November 2025 News
My Farming Week: Pat Durkin, Ballyshannon, Kilcullen, Co Kildare
Pat and Kayleigh are now farming full-time together since Kayleigh left her career in nursing last February.
12 November 2025 News
New BVD positives may raise biosecurity and stock movement concerns
Continued BVD transmission sources in herds are likely due to 2024 positive case.
9 November 2025 Northern Ireland
Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA
Oversubscription of beef and sheep schemes should trigger extra support, not cuts, according to the ICSA.
7 November 2025 News
8,000 turkeys culled on farm of Meath bird flu outbreak
It is understood that the premises is home to approximately 28,800 birds and that all remaining birds on the site are to be culled.
6 November 2025 Poultry
Bio security can improve pig performance
Louise Clarke and Gerard McCutcheon, Teagasc take a look at biosecurity on pig farms.
2 November 2025 Pigs
Vet TB testing breaches to be treated ‘seriously’
The Department does not routinely report all instances of TB testing non-compliance by vets directly to the body responsible for regulating vets.
29 October 2025 News