Animal Health & Welfare NI – Promoting improved cattle health and welfare within Northern Ireland

Promoting improved ruminant health and welfare within Northern Ireland

You can now complete the Responsible Medicine Use Course online. The successful completion of this course fulfills Red Tractor requirements on medicine training. You can generate certificate yourself once the training is fully completed. Click her to access training.

Latest News

BVD restrictions ahead for herds with untested animals

20/05/2025

20250516 PR BVD restrictions ahead for herds with untested animals

PR BVD risk areas warning

11/04/2025

PR Fall in retention of BVD Positive cattle

21/03/2025

PR Advice to check the BVD status of older cattle

17/01/2025

BVD Eradication Programme

The compulsory phase of a Northern Ireland BVD eradication programme began on 1st March 2016. The programme is based on testing ear punch samples collected using tissue sample-enabled official identity or management tags for BVD virus.

Latest BVD News & Documents

BVD restrictions ahead for herds with untested animals

20/05/2025

Future proofing herds against BVD infection

30/04/2025

The grace period for BVD is changing!

12/04/2025

Promoting improved ruminant health and welfare within Northern Ireland

You can now complete the Responsible Medicine Use Course online. The successful completion of this course fulfills Red Tractor requirements on medicine training. You can generate certificate yourself once the training is fully completed. Click her to access training.

Latest News

BVD restrictions ahead for herds with untested animals

PR BVD risk areas warning

PR Fall in retention of BVD Positive cattle

PR Advice to check the BVD status of older cattle

BVD Eradication Programme

Latest BVD News & Documents

BVD restrictions ahead for herds with untested animals

Future proofing herds against BVD infection

The grace period for BVD is changing!

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