N.Ireland
The number of cattle in Northern Ireland that have a negative status for BVD is now over 99% of the total population for the first time.
Dairy
The amount of positive bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) cases is continuing to follow a downward trajectory in Ireland.
Beef
New legislation will come into force in Wales on July 1 as the government has announced the next phase of its BVD eradication programme.
The ongoing BVD eradication campaign is already delivering animal health benefits across Ireland’s dairy and beef sectors.
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...
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
