Beef
Farm antibiotic usage continues to fall in Northern Ireland but the challenge of antimicrobial resistance will be a stubborn nut to crack.
Agri-Business
The overall sales of veterinary antibiotics across Europe has dropped by more than 32% between 2011 and 2017, according to a new EMA report.
Dairy
New science, developed by AHV international, that is not focused on the use of antibiotics, is helping livestock farmers.
Rural Life
‘One Health 2018: A Joint Approach for Healthcare and Veterinary Professionals’ Conference took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, yesterday.
Agri Politics
The European Council has agreed to impose a ban on prophylactic or routine metaphylactic use of antibiotic medicated feed.
N.Ireland
Farmers need to get back to basics with key skills to reduce antibiotic use, Northern Ireland's chief vet Robert Huey has said.
Antimicrobials are used to fight pathogenic microbes that cause disease. However, some diseases can develop resistance to these antibiotics.
The use of antibiotics in Irish livestock is among the lowest in Europe, according to veterinary surgeon Fergal Morris.
US scientists have found antibiotic resistance in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to human or animal activity.
