Dairy
Four new cases of bluetongue were detected in the UK last week as midge activity continues to ramp...
N.Ireland
Vaccinating for bluetongue prior to breeding “can give ultimate protection”, according to the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland.
Newry Show Society has taken the decision not to make bluetongue vaccination a mandatory requirement for its upcoming 2026 event.
As temperatures begin to rise, the active vector season for midges that can transmit bluetongue (BTV) is right around the corner.
DAERA has moved to simplify access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccines for farmers across Northern Ireland.
Beef
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue ahead of spring turnout as the virus continues to spread.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number...
UFU has “cautiously welcomed” the lifting cross-border livestock movement restrictions, introduced due to previous bluetongue outbreaks.
Bluetongue restrictions banning the movement of cattle and sheep to NI could be “resolved” in the coming week, a farming organisation said.
Bluetongue is the tip of the iceberg in terms of vector-borne animal diseases that are coming in Ireland’s direction.
Northern Ireland farmers are in “a state of uncertainty and limbo” regarding bluetongue, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).
Leading EasyCare sheep breeder, Campbell Tweed, vaccinated all his breeding ewes and rams against bluetongue in January.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) should “more proactively communicate' with farmers on bluetongue, a farm org has said.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Britain has risen to 284.
A suspect case of bluetongue is being investigated at a premises near Portavogie, Co. Down, according to DAERA.
The Isle of Man’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed today (Tuesday, January 20) that...
UFU president, William Irvine, has highlighted the growing challenge of animal disease to agriculture across the island of Ireland.
Some financial support will be provided for the pre-movement testing of high-risk animals out of the current NI bluetongue TCZ.
Latest government figures show there have been 266 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 bluetongue season.
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has launched an all-island dairy cattle show competition – the ‘On-Farm Winter Fair Challenge’.
There will be further relaxation of animal movement restrictions for farms in the bluetongue Temporary Control Zone in Northern Ireland.
Two suspected bluetongue cases have emerged on a fourth Co. Down farm, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has said.
DUP agriculture spokesperson, Carla Lockhart MP, urged DAERA to provide better support to farmers affected by bluetongue control zones.
