N.Ireland
UFU president, William Irvine, has highlighted the growing challenge of animal disease to agriculture across the island of Ireland.
Agri-Business
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said that there has been no detections of new world...
Beef
Authorities in the US have confirmed a case of new world screwworm (NWS) in a human who is understood to have travelled to Central America
After the heatwave, paired with recent calm conditions, farmers are being urged to stay vigilant and watch out for any signs of the virus
Dairy
An outbreak of contagious lumpy skin disease (LSD) has been confirmed for the first time in France yesterday, June 29, 2025.
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) test results have revealed higher numbers of positive results in dairy herds in areas of Northern Ireland.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed bluetongue...
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is urging farmers with BVD infection present in their herds to “stamp out” the virus.
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
The Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) programme has released a new technical guide detailing...
Pig/Poultry
The Scottish government has announced a new £438,700 national disease control project to improve...
Government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking two laboratory scientists to join its avian...
Rural Life
The UK government has today Thursday (May 23) set out how it will work with the farming industry to manage outbreak of bluetongue...
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has said that bluetongue temporary control zones will shortly be lifted, as cases of the disease sit at 86.
The total number of confirmed bluetongue cases in the UK have reached 66 on 41 different premises across three counties...
The UK’s chef veterinary officer (CVO) has urged farmers to remain vigilant as more confirmed...
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a technical webinar on...
Sheep
A case of bluetongue confirmed in a sheep has brought the total number of cases in England to 52 on 29 different premises.
Other
Defra has said there is still "no evidence" that bluetongue virus is circulating as cases of the disease reach 45.
Eight new cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in recent days in the two existing UK temporary control zones (TCZ).
A new case of bluetongue has been confirmed in a bull in Kent by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
A new license has been made available to allow animal movements out of bluetongue temporary control...
Three further cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in cattle in Kent following active surveillance in the area.
