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Threat to Northern Ireland vet medicines risks animal and public health, warns House of Lords

Committee tell Government to ask now to combat supply shortage

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
The Lords Windsor Framework sub-committee says it is estimated around a third of veterinary medicines currently used in Northern Ireland are at risk of discontinuation
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The Lords Windsor Framework sub-committee says it is estimated around a third of veterinary medicines currently used in Northern Ireland are at risk of discontinuation

Animal welfare, public health and the entire food supply chain could be put at risk unless the Government takes urgent action to protect the availability of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland, members...

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