Reducing our dependence on anthelmintics for livestock 17 September 2024 Increased frequency of anthelmintic use has been associated with the risk of resistance development.... Continue reading
IBR testing results in Irish beef herds – NBWS 2023 03 July 2024 Dr Maria Guelbenzu DVM PhD MRCVS, BVD and IBR programme manager with Animal Health Ireland, provides... Continue reading
The cost of lameness in Irish dairy herds 16 April 2024 Muireann Conneely MVB PhD, research officer (dairy cow and calf welfare), Teagasc, and Eoin Ryan,... Continue reading
Hourly distribution of time of calving in spring-calving suckler cows 04 March 2024 A team of researchers from Teagasc and UCD have collaborated on a new study of hourly distribution... Continue reading
BTM and national surveillance of jd 19 February 2024 Liam Doyle MVB MSc PhD, AHI programme manager for Johne’s disease, discusses bulk tank milk testing... Continue reading
Advising suckler herds on IBR control following Beef Welfare Scheme testing 15 January 2024 Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, BVD programme manager, AHI, provides vets with some guidance in relation... Continue reading
Liver fluke trends in Ireland 04 January 2024 Liver fluke is likely well known to practitioners in Ireland due to our grazing systems, rainfall... Continue reading
Cattle disease control programmes in Europe 09 October 2023 Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, BVD Programme Manager, AHI, provides an overview of cattle disease... Continue reading
Motivational interviewing in veterinary practice 15 September 2023 Alison Burrell MSc CPsychol Ps SI, Chartered Health Psychologist at Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and... Continue reading
Consulting for preventative parasite control – 2022 Parasite Control TASAH results 03 August 2023 Just under 400 large animal practitioners took part in the Parasite Control TASAH programme last year.... Continue reading
DECIDE project: from data to decisions 05 July 2023 Animal Health Ireland’s Dr Carla Gomes DVM MSc PhD DipECVPH, Pig HealthCheck Programme Manager and... Continue reading
Impact of the Irish Johne’s Control Programme on calf mortality 12 June 2023 Dr Conor McAloon, PhD MSc MVB DipECBHM MRCVS, Dr John Mee, PhD, MVM, MVB, DipECBHM, FRCVS and Dr David... Continue reading
A new approach to mastitis control 08 May 2023 Michelle McGrath BAgrSc, MAnSci, MVB, Dip.SFP and Alison Burrell MSc., C.Psychol., Ps.S.I write about... Continue reading
Key aspects of biosecurity to prevent BVD infection pre-breeding 06 April 2023 As we approach the last stages of the Irish BVD eradication programme, it is important that we are... Continue reading
The Irish BVD Young Stock Check Test Pilot 2022: Outcomes 06 March 2023 Maria Guelbenzu LV PhD MRCVS, Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland, and Jonas Brock BSc MSc PhD,... Continue reading
The MAP model: approaching behaviour change conversations on farm 08 February 2023 Laura Gribben BSc MSci, PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast and Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Alison... Continue reading
Assessing the risk of re-emergence of BVD 09 January 2023 Damien Barrett MVB MVM MSc PhD Cert CHP Dip ECBHM, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine... Continue reading
Moving away from Blanket Dry Cow Therapy: Key messages from CellCheck 12 December 2022 Finola Mc Coy MVB, MSc, and Michelle McGrath BAgrSc, MAnSci, MVB, Dip.SFP discuss moving away from... Continue reading
Pig HealthCheck Dashboards – what you see? 14 November 2022 Carla Gomes DVM MSc PhD DipECVPH, Pig HealthCheck Programme Manager outlines the aims of the programme... Continue reading
Individual animal serology for monitoring herds for BVD 04 October 2022 Disease control programmes rely on herd- or animal-level tests to determine the status of a herd,... Continue reading