The confirmation of bluetongue in Co Wexford marks a significant moment for Ireland’s livestock sector. While the country had long hoped its island geography might shield it from the disease that has ...

A CASE of the bluetongue virus has been detected in a herd of cattle in Co Wexford, the Minister for Agriculture has confirmed. In a statement, Minister Heydon said the case is unwelcomed but not ...

One animal tested positive for the virus on the farm in Shropshire.

At present, vaccination is the only evidence-based control option available to farmers now at risk of exposure.

An outbreak of the bluetongue virus has been found in a cattle herd in Co Wexford, confirming farmers’ fears the disease was on the way to the Republic. The disease, spread by midges, does not affect ...

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said there is no threat to human health and no food safety concerns about the discovery of bluetongue in 11 animals in four herds that has led China to ...

An outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 was confirmed in a cow last weekend. Here’s the latest on the bluetongue situation in Ireland.

Nearly two weeks on from the first case of bluetongue disease being identified on a farm in Co Wexford, and then in subsequent herds on other farms, the Irish Farmer’s Association chair of animal ...

DUBLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of Irish beef due to an outbreak of bluetongue disease in cattle, just two weeks after it reopened its market for Irish beef for the first time ...

Under the protocol governing the beef trade between Ireland and China, the Irish Government is required to notify the authorities in China of an outbreak of certain notifiable diseases, including blue ...

The Government has confirmed that an outbreak of the bluetongue virus has been detected in a bovine in Co Wexford, the first outbreak of the disease in the Republic of Ireland ...

An outbreak of bluetongue has been detected in County Wexford, the Minister for Agriculture has said. On Saturday, Martin Heydon confirmed that the disease which affects livestock including cattle and ...