According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, ...

After Ireland reduced the incidence of BVD in 2024, Minister Heydon said that his Department is aiming to eradicate the ...

Minister Heydon has announced additional financial support to farmers to assist in bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) tissue ...

When pregnant cattle get infected with pathogens, there can be severe consequences for their fetal calves. Bovine viral ...

For the week ending March 21, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier ...

The BVD eradication programme began in Northern Ireland in 2016. From February 1, specific herd restrictions will be rolled out over a ...

National Eradication Programme paint a worrying picture with a significant jump in the number of BVD-positive calves ...

Latest figures on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) cases demonstrate the impact that BVD herd restrictions are having on infected ...

The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) positive retention rate has fallen “considerably”, according to the latest figures from Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI). The figures highlight the ...

Steak prices are soaring across Britain as a cattle shortage pushes the cost of beef to record highs. Restaurant owners and butchers have warned of significant price increases because of a supply ...

The Irish Farmers' Association has said that the current programme aimed at eradicating bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland is not working and must be revised. The comments are made in the IFA's ...