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Supply Centre (Storage), Semen Shop, Semen Distribution And Farm Delivery Application
Application form for a supply centre (storage), semen shop, semen distribution and farm delivery licence(s) in relation to bovine AI.
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The TB Skin Test
The TB skin test is the common name for the Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin test (CITT). This skin test is regarded as the definitive indicator of infection by the bacteria that cause TB in cattle -...
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Wastewater surveillance system underway
Creating a long-term tracking system for coronavirus levels in the community through wastewater surveillance is now possible as a result of DAERA research funding.
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DAERA statement on 2023/24 budget allocation
The Secretary of State yesterday announced that the 2023/24 Resource budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) would be £579.8million.
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Consultation on the Interim Report of the TB Strategic Partnership Group
The TB Strategic Partnership Group (TBSPG) is an independent high level advisory group which has been tasked by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development with developing a strategy and implementation action plan to effect...
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Exporting animals to shows outside of Northern Ireland
This page contains guidance on taking animals to shows outside of Northern Ireland.
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Germinal Products
The requirements for exporting Germinal Products (GP) vary depending on the category/type of product and its destination country.
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Co Down postgraduate students win DAERA awards
The annual Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Postgraduate Symposium was held recently in the Stormont hotel in Belfast. Over 120 delegates attended the event to hear postgraduate students deliver presentations and poster...
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Minister Poots launches newly strengthened telephone service to keep cattle moving
A newly extended telephone service to avoid delays in the movement of cattle, and help keep the food supply chain moving smoothly, has been set up by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA.
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Short pause of TB testing as next stage of NIFAIS goes live
The latest stage of DAERA’s new Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is now set to launch on Monday 4 September 2023.
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Help protect public health risks from harmful blue-green algal blooms with Bloomin’ Algae App
With a growing interest in recreational water-based activities and as we enter summer, more people are spending time enjoying our local rivers and lakes.
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APHIS Online support
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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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Changes to livestock identification tag codes
The prefix code on Northern Ireland livestock tags is set to change from ‘UK’ to ‘XI’.
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BSE case in Scotland – no impact on Northern Ireland’s Negligible Risk status
The discovery of a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Scotland does not impact Northern Ireland’s negligible risk status, Northern Ireland Chief Veterinary Officer said today.
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A review of the international application of the interferon-gamma test
This document is the review of the internation application of the interferon-gamma test carried out by AFBI. The interferon-gamma test is used in most developed countries which have significant levels of Bovine Tuberculosis.
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BSE case in Scotland will not impact Northern Ireland’s Negligible Risk status
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has provided reassurance that the discovery of a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Scotland will not impact Northern Ireland’s negligible risk status.
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Return of NI cattle, sheep and goats from approved show or sale in GB
A new Export Health Certificate (EHC) is now available which permits, subject to certain conditions, the return to Northern Ireland (NI) of cattle, sheep and goats which originate in NI and are moved to Great...
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COVID-19 Update for AERA Committee – 18/06/2020
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TB in your herd
Information booklet that can be used when your herd have failed the Bovine Tuberculosis skin test or an animal from your herd was diagnosed as having TB after it was slaughtered.