Animal and Plant Health Association

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APHA Members

  • Welcome to APHA

    This website provides information on the responsible use of veterinary medicines and the safe use of plant protection products

  • Animal Health

    Responsible use of veterinary medicines is based on knowledge of the product and following the label. Please use the "Search Veterinary Compendium" for members product information

  • Plant Health

    Safe use of pesticides protects the user, whilst targeting the disease and/or pest. Test your knowledge and learn through our eLearning facility on safe use

The Animal and Plant Health Association (APHA) is the representative body for manufacturers and sole distributors of animal health (veterinary medicines) and plant health (plant protection/agrochemical) products in Ireland. These industries play a vital role in providing high quality food at an economic cost whilst protecting the environment.

APHA represents the interests of its members to Government, related industries and the general public.

To ensure Ireland is represented at European level, APHA is a member of the ECPA (European Crop Protection Association) and the IFAH (International Federation for Animal Health).

Responsible Use of Antimicrobials

 

Click to download the Nov 2019 Code of Good Practice Regarding the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Dairy Farms.

Click to download the Nov 2019 Code of Good Practice Regarding the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Pig Farms.

 
 

Click to download the Sept 2020 Code of Good Practice Regarding the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Beef Farms.

Click to download the Sept 2020 Code of Good Practice Regarding the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Sheep Farms.

 
 

Click to download the July 2021 Code of Good Practice Regarding the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Poultry Farms.

 

Other documents and useful links

 

Safe Use of Livestock Medicine for Cattle and Sheep farms. Click here to download (PDF).

 

Safe use of Pesticides eLearning - please click here to go to our partner site and use the eLearning tool to review your knowledge and learn about the safe use of Pesticides.