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ANIMAL HEALTH ASSET MAP
Explore All That Northern Ireland Has To Offer
Did you know Northern Ireland is home to 17% of all cattle in the UK?
processors
Animal Health company
Diagnostics
Universities
funding
1,900,000
Human population of Northern Ireland makes up roughly 3% of population for the United Kingdom
People
Veterinarian population of Northern Ireland makes up roughly 4.5% of the veterinary profession in the United Kingdom
veterinarians
1,000
17%
of UK
14%
of UK
13%
of UK
6%
of UK
5%
of UK
3%
of UK
2%
of UK
DAIRY
£323,300,000
Yearly milk export sales from Northern Ireland
310,700
Sector employs
about 2,076 people
Dairy cows in
Northern Ireland
3,125
Dairy farms in
Northern Ireland
Main milk products in Northern Ireland are milk powder and cheese
NORTHERN IRELAND HIGHLIGHTS
Northern Ireland scientists were pioneers
•Diagnostics & immunology of bovine tuberculosis: the Stormont test
Leptospirosis
•Diagnostics & immunology of canine, bovine, ovine & porcine leptospirosis
Avian astroviruses
•Diagnostics & immunology of avian astroviruses
porcine circovirus
•Development of the first vaccine for porcine circovirus type 2
Salmonid alphavirus vaccine
•Development of the first commercial salmonid alphavirus vaccine
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