Vet discovers three-eyed calf on North Wales farm
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Vet discovers three-eyed calf on North Wales farm
(Dunya News) – A calf was born in a North Wales farm with a third eye in the middle of its forehead.
Veterinarian Malan Hughes, who discovered the calf while testing cattle for TB, said she had “never seen anything like” before. “From the outside the extra eye looks fine. It has eyelids and eyelashes, and it is moist too, as if some kind of lubricant is being secreted,” she added.
The veterinarian said, “But it’s impossible to know if anything is going on behind the eye. It does not act any differently from any other calf. As a veterinary practice, we will certainly be treating it with the same care we give every animal.”
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A Roscommon vet was censured last year by the Veterinary Council.
The regulatory body for vets in Ireland considered a report from the Fitness to Practise Committee in respect of Paul Callaghan, Mockmoyne, Boyle, County Roscommon.
According to the 2020 Annual Report, it was alleged that Mr Callaghan had in his possession unauthorised animal remedies and failed to keep at his premises a record of purchases and sales, including quantities administered, and incoming and outgoing transactions.
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The Fitness to Practise Committee made findings of professional misconduct in respect of these allegations, and the Council directed, under section 81 of the Act, that Mr Callaghan be censured in relation to his professional conduct.
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By 2030, sales of antimicrobials for farmed animals are to be reduced by 50%. / Donal O Leary
Farmers and vets working in the dairy, pig, beef and sheep sectors on the island of Ireland are being asked to complete a survey to provide their views on how antibiotics are used in agriculture.
As part of OneHealth, efforts to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, legislative and policy changes are being introduced at European and national level centred on agricultural antibiotic use.
The European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy has set a 2030 target of reducing sales of antimicrobials for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 50%, while the EU will introduce new regulations in 2022 on veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed.
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