Alternatives to antibiotics: probiotics, the gut microbiome and immunity
Dr TB Barragry PhD,MSc,MVB, MRCVS, Dip ECVPT discusses the role probiotics can play in providing...
Cannabis: legislation, regulation, vet clinical use and toxicosis – an international perspective
An overview of recent research on what vets need to know about cannabis and its impact on animal...
Delaying anthelmintic resistant parasite development on sheep farms
In an effort to combat the development of anthelmintic resistance on sheep farms in Ireland, four...
Protection protocol: nurturing a dam and pups in a shelter maternity unit
Michelle Tobin BSc RVN outlines a protocol for the protection and nurturing of a dam and her...
An introduction to the practicalities of cow comfort
The cow deserves a ‘life worth living’, the farmer deserves to make a living, and the consumer...
The forgotten value of scoring and charting
It is very easy to fall into the habit of performing a quick probe and visual sweep prior to...
Future Vet Congress review: mastitis treatment and parasite control
Leon Duffy BAgrSc DVM Cert DHH, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health vet adviser, reports on two of...
An enhanced BVD programme and the end in sight
Maria Guelbenzu, programme manager, bovine viral diarrhoea and infectious bovine...
Osteoarthritis in cats _ part 2
About 40% of all cats have clinical signs of osteoarthritis but often these signs are...
Pig HealthCheck Programme – new opportunities for practitioner engagement
Dr Carla Gomes, programme manager, Pig HealthCheck Programme, Animal Health Ireland, outlines the...
Osteoarthritis in cats
About 40% of all cats have clinical signs of osteoarthritis but often these signs are...
A review of calf housing
John Donlon MVB PGDip VCP MRCVS PhD student, University College Dublin Herd Health Group, is one...
Calfmatters Survey – common health issues
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health conducted its fourth Calfmatters Survey across Ireland and the...
Importance of ergonomics in dentistry work
Poor ergonomics, particularly in relation to veterinary dentistry, not only negatively impacts...
Osteoarthritis pain and inflammation – the new science
In part two of a two-part series, Duncan Lascelles BSc BVSc PhD FRCVS CertVA DSAS(ST) DECVS...
Fluke forecast from Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Each year, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), in collaboration with Met...
What is that coughing calf telling you?
When faced with the problem of pneumonia in a group of animals, data collection and observation...
Assessing Irish dairy cow welfare
In this article, Muireann Conneely MVB PhD, research officer in dairy cow welfare, Teagasc,...
Osteoarthritis pain and inflammation – the new science
In part one of a two-part series, Duncan Lascelles BSc BVSc PhD FRCVS CertVA DSAS(ST) DECVS...
Is it septic? How to confidently diagnose a septic joint in the horse
David M Bolt, senior lecturer in Equine Surgery at the Royal Veterinary College Equine Referral...