Welcome to 2021

With 2020 concluded, we can all take a collective sigh and reflect on what that year brought. That year tested us all – individually, as families, as communities and corporately. We have all truly experienced the real meaning of words such as resilience, tolerance, co-operation and even humility....
Friday 1st January 2021

Changes for UK Veterinary Medicines

The end of the Brexit transition period results in new government regulatory provisions in the United Kingdom (UK) to accommodate the unique situation on the island of Ireland to help  prevent a “hard border” between Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland....
Thursday 17th December 2020

Summary of recent Zoetis Webinar focussed on Asian Animal Health

Zoetis hosted a webinar on 10 November 2020 entitled The Next Steps for Animal Health in Asia. Key points impacting the Asian market that were raised and discussed included: A 1.8% decrease in market size in 2019 primarily due to African Swine Fever A 3.6% decrease in market size in 2020 due to African Swine Fever and Covid-19 A 4....
Friday 27th November 2020

Analysis of Anticoccidials in Feed

One of the challenging aspects of conducting anticoccidial studies where the treatment is incorporated into feed is obtaining an accurate assessment of the incorporation of treatment by feed analysis. Vetspin work with a culture of “continual improvement” in how they operate and think....
Friday 30th October 2020

The Wild Atlantic Way

In the latest VRM newsletter, NorthWest Biopharm mentions that clients have not been able to visit the site, situated on the beautiful west coast of Ireland, due to the challenges associated with Covid 19. They noted that they are located close to the rugged Wild Atlantic Way – ...
Thursday 15th October 2020

New approach to sheep and goat vaccination

The single-cell non- pathogenic parasite – Trypanosoma melophagium  - naturally found in sheep and goats is being utilized by Roslin Technologies to develop a vaccine vehicle for application in these animals. The ultimate aim being to use the parasite to develop a method of immunizing sheep and goats against a wide range of pathogens....
Monday 5th October 2020