Beef
The ongoing BVD eradication campaign is already delivering animal health benefits across Ireland’s dairy and beef sectors.
N.Ireland
The eradication of BVD remains the number one priority for Animal Health Ireland (AHI). And the clock is ticking.
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce.
A major cross-border public meeting will take place on bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) this month in Co. Armagh.
There are new BVD movement restrictions in place on breakdown herds and on individual females in those herds over 12 months-of-age.
New movement restrictions are being introduced for breeding‑age females in NI herds where a BVD positive animal has been detected.
DAERA has reminded cattle herd keepers that the next phase of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) controls will take effect from Sunday.
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland and Animal Health Ireland have officially launched a joint cross-border BVD awareness campaign.
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) is encouraging farmers to check that all calves are tested promptly for BVD.
Herd keepers in Northern Ireland are being advised that from December 1, the threshold for applying...
Agri-Business
Sporadic outbreaks of bovine viral diarrhoea are continuing to cause concern, Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland has warned
Recent test results have proven a significant change in the patterns of bovine viral diarrhoea...
Farmers are being asked to help co-design a new computer simulation model that could inform the eradication of BVD in Northern Ireland
Taking a ‘silo approach’ to animal health misses out fundamentally on the impact it has across farming, according to vet Dr. Sam Strain
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland is advising farmers to ensure that there are no otential sources of BVD infection in their herds
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) published brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for June.
From June 1, 2025 restrictions are being introduced for NI herds with animals over 30-days-old not tested for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)
The Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland has warned of restrictions for herds with cattle untested for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).
Farmers have been warned that cattle in the NI herd will be “increasingly susceptible” to bovine viral diarrhoea, according to AHWNI.
The grace period where NI herd owners can avoid the application of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions will be cut on May 1, 2025.
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) test results have revealed higher numbers of positive results in dairy herds in areas of Northern Ireland.
The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) positive retention rate has fallen “considerably”, according to the latest figures from AHWNI.
Industries have indicated support for the recently produced Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Code of Good Practice by Animal Health and Welfare NI
