Articles
Northern Ireland’s TB status could be helped by new Actiphage test
Actiphage directly detects and identifies the bacteria responsible for causing TB. DAERA urged to take all relevant steps to improve...
Calf pneumonia – a practical approach
Pneumonia can affect cattle of any age, but young calves are most at risk, as Kirsty Ransom explains. ...
RSPCA launches appeal after suspected chicken poisonings
The allotment holder suspects the deaths may be due to corn feed contaminated with poison. Chickens found having been frothing...
Study shows potential of avian flu to infect humans
Avian influenza viruses isolated from Pakistan are able to escape vaccine immunity and adapt to infect humans. Finding could lead...
Majority of European pigs tail-docked – study
The study found that 77 per cent of pigs in Europe are routinely tail-docked Researchers assess practice across 24 countries...
Medics call for ban on preventive farm antibiotic treatments
"A future world where bugs are all resistant to antibiotics will return us to the dark days of ineffective healthcare"....