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Negligible and Controlled Risk Status
New status controls have been included on APHIS to identify Negligible Risk (NR) and Controlled Risk (CR) animals.
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Schmallenberg Virus
Schmallenberg virus can affect all ruminant species and has been particularly evident in cattle and sheep populations.
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TB Wildlife Biosecurity
Information leaflet providing advice and guidance on the role wildlife plays in the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis.
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Information released by DAERA: 23-208
Overall cost to the taxpayer in 2022 relating to NI farms that tested positive TB bovine.
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Avian Influenza (AI)
Avian influenza (AI), commonly known as bird flu, is a highly contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory, digestive and/or nervous system of many species of birds. It may also pose a threat to people and...
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Interactions between badgers and cattle in the rural environment
An integrated research project was conducted on badgers (Meles meles) and cattle in Northern Ireland to provide data on the ecology of badgers; quantify the level of direct interactions between badgers and cattle at pasture...
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Am I eligible for BCR?
To be eligible for BCR payments you must:
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Poots announces new Brucellosis protocol
A new surveillance protocol for Brucellosis will benefit farmers and industry, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, MLA, has said.
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Animal products & Animal by-products exports
The requirements for exporting Animal products and Animal by Products (ABP) vary depending on the category/type of product/ABP and where are you are exporting it to. When you have determined what (if any) certification is...
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Mycobacterium bovis surveillance in European badgers (Meles meles) killed by vehicles in Northern Ireland
This document provides a summary and details of a survey of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in badgers killed by cars since 1999.
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Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE)
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) is a viral disease of goats. It is caused by a small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) which includes ovine maedi-visna virus (MVV) and caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV).
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Form VP4
This is Form VP4 which is used to by a Contractor to apply for approval to carry out TB testing on behalf of DAERA for a veterinarian employed by the Contractor. There are 3 parts...
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The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 come into operation on 3 January 2019. This follows a joint DAERA / Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland public consultation.
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Third Year of TVR project due to begin
Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen today announced that the third year of the Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project is due to begin in a 100km² area around Banbridge, Co Down.
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Practical steps to improve suckler cow fertility
Fertility is the key to success in the suckler herd and the profitability of your enterprise will depend on every cow producing a calf each year.
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Biosecurity measures which help protect your herd against TB
Information leaflet providing guidance and advice on biosecurity measures to help protect your herd against Bovine Turberculosis.
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NIFAIS go live – Monday 4th September 2023
The countdown is on for NIFAIS Go Live on Monday 4th September 2023.
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Details of the TB Programme
Our Eradication Programme includes a robust TB testing regime and is vital to safeguarding NI’s £1,000 million plus export-dependent livestock and livestock products industry. Approximately 90% of our herds are free to engage in such...
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A matched cohort study investigating the risk of Mycobacterium bovis infection in the progeny of infected cows
The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of bovine tuberculosis in the last progeny of cows confirmed with this infection using historical computerised records to perform a retrospective cohort study. The exposed...
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Northern Ireland exporters free to trade at lowest level of BSE risk
Northern Ireland beef exporters can now trade with the lowest level status available for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).