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Autumn-Calving

Dairy advice: Managing autumn-born calves

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

Dairy advice: Managing autumn-born calves

Getting the management of calves right this autumn is vital for their development and to ensure...

Strong trade for autumn-born calves at Enniscorthy Mart

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

Strong trade for autumn-born calves at Enniscorthy Mart

Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday, November 29, with 120 calves on offer at...

Winter-milk: Keeping cell counts under-control

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

Winter-milk: Keeping cell counts under-control

Managing cell counts within herds can be a challenge at times, particularly in herds that are...

Cashel Blue dispersal sale brings a top call of €2,400

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

Cashel Blue dispersal sale brings a top call of €2,400

Prices reached €2,400 at the Cashel Blue cheese herd dispersal sale at Mid Tipp Marts in Thurles,...

High standard of hygiene essential in calf shed this winter

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

High standard of hygiene essential in calf shed this winter

Most autumn-calving or winter milk herds now have the majority of cows calved, therefore there a...

Dairy Technical

almost 2 years ago

Autumn-born calves met with lively trade at Castleisland sale

Castleisland Mart held its calf sale on Monday, November 20, with an extremely lively trade for...

Autumn-born calves met with lively trade at Castleisland sale

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Planning for breeding in autumn-calving herds

For herds that are calving cows in autumn, some thought now needs to be placed on the breeding of...

Planning for breeding in autumn-calving herds

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows

Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of...

Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Preventing pneumonia in calves this autumn

Pneumonia can affect cattle of any age; it is a complex multi-factorial respiratory disease, caused...

Preventing pneumonia in calves this autumn

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases

Milk fever is unfortunately an issue that will likely have to be dealt with on farms calving cows...

Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Winter milk: Grouping cows for greater feed efficiency

Having good feed efficiency within winter milk systems is vital for a margin to be achieved on milk...

Winter milk: Grouping cows for greater feed efficiency

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn-calving: Dealing with scour in calves

Calving is underway on autumn-calving or winter milk herds and as a consequence, there will be...

Autumn-calving: Dealing with scour in calves

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Managing negative energy balance in cows

Managing negative energy balance (NEB) in cows is vital to ensuring that they go on to have a...

Autumn calving: Managing negative energy balance in cows

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Calf management vital for success

The autumn-calving period is underway and ensuring that calves get off to the best start in life is...

Autumn calving: Calf management vital for success

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Scour control on farms this autumn

For dairy farms that will be producing milk over the winter months a focus is now being placed on...

Scour control on farms this autumn

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Don't forget the importance of colostrum

The importance of young calves receiving high-quality colostrum cannot be underestimated during the...

Autumn calving: Don't forget the importance of colostrum

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Management of freshly calved cows

The autumn-calving season is underway on dairy farms and the management of freshly calved cows...

Autumn calving: Management of freshly calved cows

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Getting transition cow management right is vital

Getting the transition cow period right on farms is vital to cows having a successful calving...

Autumn calving: Getting transition cow management right is vital

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Improving colostrum quality

The autumn-calving season is underway on some farms, while for many others there are still a couple...

Autumn calving: Improving colostrum quality

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Do you have you supplies ready?

The autumn-calving season is underway on many farms, while for others the start of calving should...

Autumn calving: Do you have you supplies ready?

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Dairy advice: Jobs to get completed in September

There are a number of jobs that farmers can be completing on their farms over the coming weeks...

Dairy advice: Jobs to get completed in September

Dairy News

about 2 years ago

Future-proofing of winter milk to be major focus at Johnstown event

The Teagasc national winter milk open day will take place at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford,...

Future-proofing of winter milk to be major focus at Johnstown event

Dairy Technical

about 2 years ago

Autumn calving: Better in a paddock or shed?

As the autumn-calving season approaches, dairy farmers may be wondering whether it is better to...

Autumn calving: Better in a paddock or shed?

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