Organisation: Animal Health Ireland

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

farming

Ireland’s first ever Animal Health Awareness Day

Thursday, November 28, will be Ireland’s first-ever Animal Health Awareness Day.

business

Animal Health Ireland unveils new managers

farming

National Johne’s Disease dairy control in January

farming

How many cows can one person milk?

farming

Christmas break gives time to plan for future

farming

Vaccination: Enormous benefits in biosecurity

How auto-milking can help with somatic cell counts

Somatic cell counts have averaged about 155,000 cells/ml in trials of automatic milking systems at Teagasc Moorepark, and at seven ‘monitor’ farms with automatic milking.

Thu, 10 Aug, 2017

Live exports to Belgium recover despite IBR

Live cattle exports to Belgium have recovered, having ground to a halt in 2015 due to Ireland’s inferior national herd health status for IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis).

Thu, 13 Apr, 2017

Ireland’s milk SCC level derogation under question

An additional 1.3% of the national milk pool, coming from 0.7% of dairy herds, could be deemed unfit for processing, if Ireland’s unique derogation from EU regulations for somatic cell count (SCC) is scrapped.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2017

M bovis disease now endemic

Mycoplasma bovis disease diagnoses in Irish cattle have steadily risen from two in 2010 to 62 in 2016.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2017

Veterinary: Rumen development before weaning is key for calf growth

We leaned against the gate, admiring Tommy’s calves.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2017

Farmers advised to contact BVD tissue tag providers directly to order tags

BVD tissue tag testing remains compulsory for 2017.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2017

Q&A: A dairy farmer’s experience with Johne’s Disease

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

Ireland’s hugely enhanced milk quality down to mastitis control

Mastitis / SCC Control

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

Advice for dairy farmers: Teagasc shows it’s a long road to control Johnes disease

Four years of a Johne’s disease control programme on a Teagasc dairy research farm have highlighted the long-term nature of control programmes for the disease.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2016

Cheaper BVD test option for 47,083 herds

Herdowners can use the www.icbf.com website to see if all their animals have a direct or indirect negative BVD status — which could entitle them to cheaper BVD testing.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Services that work for farmers urged to network more and talk to each other

Farm families that are well linked into networks of knowledge and information are much better able to deal with challenges and opportunities, said UCD lecturer Dr Monica Gorman at a recent event organised by the Agricultural Science Association (ASA), which highlighted benefits of better information sharing and networking among agri-professionals, and explored models for better knowledge exchange.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

CalfCare events prepare farmers for 1m calves

Best practice in rearing calves will be the topic of ten advice events this month, organised by Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland, in conjunction with the Aurivo, Dairygold, Glanbia and Lakeland Dairies co-ops, and supported by Volac.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2016

One million calves to be born here by end of April

More than one million calves will be born on Irish dairy farms before the end of April, with resulting challenges for farmers to ensure that the animals thrive.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Worth €37.5m to cut Ireland’s somatic cell count in milk by 10%

If the average somatic cell count (SCC) in Irish milk was reduced by 10% it would be worth €37.5m to the dairy industry.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Vets roped into schemes

The rollout of Targeted Veterinary Advisory Services next year will be a positive step for vets and farmers alike, said Animal Health Ireland CEO, Joe O’Flaherty.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2015

IBR blamed for live exports slump

A live exports reduction of over 20,000 head of cattle has been linked to Ireland’s inferior national herd health status for IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis).

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Department issues PIs next door notices

Breeding season notices are being issued by the Department of Agriculture to alert herdowners whose neighbours still have retained cattle persistently infected (PI) with BVD virus more than seven weeks after the first test.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Further support for Johne’s disease

Further support of €260,000 for a pilot control programme co-ordinated and managed by Animal Health Ireland for Johne’s disease in cattle was announced by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney yesterday.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

Stephen Cadogan: Animal Health Ireland of huge benefit to farmers

Animal Health Ireland must be commended on its slow and steady progress in disease eradication.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015

PIs and Trojans endanger BVD eradication efforts

Since BVD testing of calves began, there have been 5.62 million tests results.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Teagasc in Tipperary expects 50% more milk

Teagasc in Tipperary expects a 50% milk supply increase in the region over the next five years, following consultation with stakeholders for the regional 2015-2020 advisory strategic plan, which was launched this week.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2015

Seven CalfCare events designed to answer all concerns

Animal Health Ireland and Teagasc, in conjunction with Glanbia, Kerry Agri Business and Aurivo and supported by Volac, will deliver seven CalfCare events in January.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

ICBF finds great variation in SCC counts

Recent information from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) showed that the average somatic cell count (SCC) of all cows recorded in the first 10 days of October this year was 215,000 (206,000 last year).

Thu, 06 Nov, 2014

Better animal health ‘can help beef farmers return to profitability’

Improving animal health can help struggling beef farmers work their way back towards profitability, according to the organisers of a series of beef health conferences.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2014

Awards for 500 dairy suppliers who produced healthiest milk in 2013

Animal Health Ireland has selected the 500 dairy suppliers who produced the healthiest milk in 2013 for the first annual CellCheck Milking For Quality Awards.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2014

Free liver-fluke testing on 1,000 farms

Teagasc has offered free liver-fluke testing to 1,000 beef, sheep and dairy farmers, as part of a research project.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2014

Q&A ... Do you want to be a dairy farmer?

Do you want to be a dairy farmer? Here’s what you need to know.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2014

Much work to do on reducing SCC levels

Recent data from the ICBF shows that the average SCC in-herd record from July 30 to August 8 this year was 206,000, which is an improvement in recent years.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2014

Much work to do on reducing SCC levels

Recent data from the ICBF shows that the average SCC in-herd record from July 30 to August 8 this year was 206,000, which is an improvement in recent years.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2014

Much work to do on reducing SCC levels

Recent data from the ICBF shows that the average SCC in-herd record from July 30 to August 8 this year was 206,000, which is an improvement in recent years.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2014

Course gets to grips with best milking practice

Funding for a new milking skills training course has been announced by the Department of Agriculture.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

Teat disinfection kills infections and can raise profits

Mastitis reduces milk yield and leads to poor-quality milk. Together, these factors erode the milk income received by farmers and processors.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

Cutting mastitis cases can pay dividends

There is still a problem with some high-SCC herds.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2014

Processors should talk with farmers

Failure of communication from beef processors to cattle farmers has been highlighted by Beef Activation Group chairman Michael Dowling, at this week’s beef roundtable meeting.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2014

Animal Health Ireland begins search for healthiest herds in the country

Animal Health Ireland has begun its search for the country’s healthiest herds with the launch of the CellCheck Milking For Quality awards.

Thu, 22 May, 2014

Managing volatility key to dairy sector expansion

Investments by the Irish Dairy Board demonstrate routes to market for our expanded production are well developed

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

ICMSA: Farmers should not have to pay for BVD eradication tests

ICMSA deputy president Pat McCormack has slammed a proposal that farmers on the BVD eradication programme should pay for their own tests.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2014

Excellent BVD screening as just 0.3% untested

At end of January 2014, just 14,800 out of about 2.1 million calves registered in 2013 remained untested, in year one of the compulsory phase of the BVD eradication programme.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

Take action to ensure cattle remain healthy

Q&A: Animal Health Ireland

Thu, 12 Dec, 2013

Veterinary feedback systems must be put in place, now

EU take note: in Ireland alone, the agriculture industry could gain €200 million if meat plants were equipped for veterinary feedback.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2013

Worming strategies re-assessment advised

Q&A: Animal Health Ireland

Thu, 21 Nov, 2013

Still room for improvement in infection battle

ICBF reports show the average SCC of all spring calving herds recorded in October was 206,000.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2013

BVD programme update`

Dr David Graham, Programme Manager for Biosecure Diseases, Animal Health Ireland.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2013

IBR in cattle, an introduction

IBR stands for ‘Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis’. IBR is a respiratory disease caused by a viral infection of the nose and upper airways of cattle.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2013