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Bluetongue 'a disease we're going to have to learn to live with' - DAFM
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (326+ words) Bluetongue is a "disease we're going to have to learn to live with" in Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Avril Hobson, head of divison, the National Disease Control Centre of the DAFM, told…...
ISA issues bluetongue update ahead of upcoming show season
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (415+ words) The Irish Shows Association (ISA) has issued an update to exhibitors in relation to bluetongue virus ahead of the 2026 show season. In a statement on the association's website, the ISA said it is in ongoing contact with the Department of…...
Bluetongue confirmed in 'multiple herds' in south and east - DAFM
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (397+ words) The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said that bluetongue virus has now been confirmed in "multiple cattle herds" in southern and eastern areas. The first case of bluetongue was confirmed in a suckler herd in Co. Wexford…...