N.Ireland
Leading EasyCare sheep breeder, Campbell Tweed, vaccinated all his breeding ewes and rams against bluetongue in January.
Rural Life
The daughter of a British woman who died after contracting rabies as a result of being scratched by...
Agri-Business
The Welsh government will introduce a new all-Wales restricted zone policy for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) from November 10
Sheep
Losing just one or two lambs to clostridial or pasteurella infections could offset the cost of vaccination, according to UK-based vets.
The year is almost behind us, and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should...
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland to take action to prevent bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) becomin
Calving is well underway for the autumn calving herds, meaning that calf health must be...
Dairy
As many autumn calving herds have started calving down, it is important for farmers to ensure that calves are receiving high quality colo...
Beef
Authorities in Great Britain have permitted the use of three unauthorised bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccines within the UK, which...
Research on a farmer-led badger vaccination programme has been published in the British Ecological...
A farmer-led study based in Cornwall has found that badger vaccination for bovine tuberculosis...
A new study led by the University of Cambridge and Penn State University has shown that vaccination not only reduces the severity of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in infected cattle but also reduces transmission.
Flock owners have been advised that securing a zero-incidence level of lameness within a sheep flock is almost impossible.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is demanding strategic "government-level action" to secure a "reliable" vaccine supply.
Bird flu vaccines must be used as an additional layer of protection on top of existing biosecurity measures, not act as a replacement.
Vets from global veterinary health company Ceva Animal Health are urging farmers to vaccinate their...
The Health and Agriculture Ministers are urging the farming and rural community to get the vaccine to protect themselves from Covid-19.
Spring calving on suckler farms is only a few weeks away and now is the time for farmers to start...
EU
A five-year, mass vaccination programme is needed to eradicate Bluetongue in Europe, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Farmers must do everything they can to reduce stress levels for young stock at housing to lesson the likelihood of a pneumonia outbreak
An outbreak of Orf can be soul destroying for sheep farmers, as it has a negative impact on lamb performance.
Vaccines should be stored appropriately, with most requiring refrigeration. Vaccines should be made up in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, AHI says.
Vaccines can be a vital tool for controlling infectious diseases but it is important to remember that they are only one element of an overall herd health plan.
