Agri-Business
Irish farmers 'working to the highest standards' when using antibiotics
The idea that farmers “do not understand or ignore withdrawal periods when using antibiotics to treat livestock” has been dismissed...
Agri-Business
The idea that farmers “do not understand or ignore withdrawal periods when using antibiotics to treat livestock” has been dismissed...
Opinion
Recent weeks have been marked by the publication of numerous reports, all confirming that antibiotic usage levels on livestock farms...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has had to take its responsible antibiotics use courses online...
N.Ireland
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential”...
Dairy
The ban on the blanket use of antibiotics at dry-off is set to come into effect at the start of...
N.Ireland
Officials in Northern Ireland plan to launch a new AMR Animal Health stakeholder group to help get the industry onside with...
Beef
A spring-calving herd and grass-fed animals appear to be the main reasons why Ireland has achieved the lowest level of...
Beef
Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced a new policy targeting a clamp-down on antibiotic use in beef over the next...
Beef
The European Parliament has adopted plans today (Thursday, October 25) to limit the use of antibiotics on farms in order...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued advice for farmers on the use of antibiotics for footbathing cattle,...
N.Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast is to establish a dedicated research facility to investigate a new technology with the potential to fight...
N.Ireland
Farmers need to get back to basics with skills which were heavily emphasised in bygone days to reduce antibiotic use,...
N.Ireland
Some of Northern Ireland’s leading brains in the world of animal and human health will come together to discuss ‘Antimicrobial...
Opinion
I am fast coming to the conclusion that Irish farmers are sitting on a mountain of animal disease and health-related...
Agri Politics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that farmers and the food industry in general stop using antibiotic products routinely to...
Opinion
It’s easy for pressure groups to cast aspersions on antimicrobial usage within livestock production systems. But the reality is that...
Beef
The Irish suckler industry could benefit greatly from increased competition from buyers sourcing cattle – particularly weanlings – for the...
National Ploughing Championships
Everybody that’s involved in human and veterinary medicine needs to be aware of the dangers of the inappropriate use of...