Learnings from TASAH-funded Dry Cow Consults
Finola McCoy MVB MSc, CellCheck Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Liam Doyle MVB...
Reducing our dependence on anthelmintics for livestock
Increased frequency of anthelmintic use has been associated with the risk of resistance development....
IBR testing results in Irish beef herds – NBWS 2023
Dr Maria Guelbenzu DVM PhD MRCVS, BVD and IBR programme manager with Animal Health Ireland, provides...
The cost of lameness in Irish dairy herds
Muireann Conneely MVB PhD, research officer (dairy cow and calf welfare), Teagasc, and Eoin Ryan,...
Hourly distribution of time of calving in spring-calving suckler cows
A team of researchers from Teagasc and UCD have collaborated on a new study of hourly distribution...
BTM and national surveillance of jd
Liam Doyle MVB MSc PhD, AHI programme manager for Johne’s disease, discusses bulk tank milk testing...
Advising suckler herds on IBR control following Beef Welfare Scheme testing
Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, BVD programme manager, AHI, provides vets with some guidance in relation...
Liver fluke trends in Ireland
Liver fluke is likely well known to practitioners in Ireland due to our grazing systems, rainfall...
Cattle disease control programmes in Europe
Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, BVD Programme Manager, AHI, provides an overview of cattle disease...
Motivational interviewing in veterinary practice
Alison Burrell MSc CPsychol Ps SI, Chartered Health Psychologist at Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and...
Consulting for preventative parasite control – 2022 Parasite Control TASAH results
Just under 400 large animal practitioners took part in the Parasite Control TASAH programme last year....
DECIDE project: from data to decisions
Animal Health Ireland’s Dr Carla Gomes DVM MSc PhD DipECVPH, Pig HealthCheck Programme Manager and...
Impact of the Irish Johne’s Control Programme on calf mortality
Dr Conor McAloon, PhD MSc MVB DipECBHM MRCVS, Dr John Mee, PhD, MVM, MVB, DipECBHM, FRCVS and Dr David...
A new approach to mastitis control
Michelle McGrath BAgrSc, MAnSci, MVB, Dip.SFP and Alison Burrell MSc., C.Psychol., Ps.S.I write about...
Key aspects of biosecurity to prevent BVD infection pre-breeding
As we approach the last stages of the Irish BVD eradication programme, it is important that we are...
The Irish BVD Young Stock Check Test Pilot 2022: Outcomes
Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland, and Jonas Brock BSc MSc PhD,...
The MAP model: approaching behaviour change conversations on farm
Laura Gribben BSc MSci, PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast and Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Alison...
Assessing the risk of re-emergence of BVD
Damien Barrett MVB MVM MSc PhD Cert CHP Dip ECBHM, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Moving away from Blanket Dry Cow Therapy: Key messages from CellCheck
Finola Mc Coy MVB, MSc, and Michelle McGrath BAgrSc, MAnSci, MVB, Dip.SFP discuss moving away from...
Pig HealthCheck Dashboards – what you see?
Carla Gomes DVM MSc PhD DipECVPH, Pig HealthCheck Programme Manager outlines the aims of the programme...