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Focus > Herd health - November 2018
AMR – a challenge to vets, farmers and herd health
At CAVI 2018, Donal Lynch MVB Cert DHH, from Donal Lynch Veterinary Practice and XL Vets, hosted a session on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the challenges it poses to veterinary practitioners and farmers. In this article, Donal revisits this most serious topic and the impact of AMR on herd health
Vets urged to play their part during World Antibiotic Awareness Week
November 12-18 is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is calling on vets to handle and administer antibiotics with care
Influenza D virus in cattle
Research was conducted this year at the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Marine Laboratory Services to determine whether influenza D virus was present in cattle in Ireland and to investigate epidemiologic factors that might be related to this virus. Orla Flynn, a scientist at the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, outlines the process and outcomes
Integrative equine sports medicine