Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s new agriculture minister has said the region’s spend on Bovine TB is...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today...
DAERA has today announced the new chairman and first four members of its new TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP).
Despite a slight increase in the region's latest TB figures, the disease's incidence rate still sits lower than just a few months ago.
Bad weather has meant Northern Ireland's TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) start date is likely to be pushed back.
Official figures seen by AgriLand - which are yet to made publicly available - reveal herd incidence rates have dropped two months in a row.
Northern Ireland's TB crisis has already begun to affect its future trade, with Spain already saying it won't accept calves from the region.
Co-infection - especially with liver fluke - could be desensitising existing TB tests, essentially putting control measures to waste.
Beef
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland –...
Scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland - but it could mean a radical Australian-style movement system.
A lack of elected leadership has put major strain on Northern Ireland's TB situation, the region's chief vet Robert Huey has said.
A Northern Ireland pedigree society has written to the chief vet asking that a tiered approach is taken towards TB based on biosecurity.
A Northern Ireland pedigree society has written to the chief veterinary officer asking that a...
Official figures show the TB situation in Northern Ireland is worsening - the region's herd incidence rate hit its worst level since 2003.
Official statistics show the bovine TB situation in Northern Ireland is worsening – the herd...
Continuation of the status quo in Northern Ireland over the next 40 years could cost NI an estimated £1,055 million in TB costs alone.
Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated...
New TB quangos - including TBEP - are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to a response to TB recommendations.
New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000...
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of TB in just two years.
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a...
