Dairy
Thinking about bull safety as the breeding season continues
Bull safety should always be a priority on farms, but particularly during this time of year – as we are...
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Dairy Technical
Preparing the stock bull for breeding season
Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a...
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Dairy Technical
Breeding season advice: Pulling the bull
The breeding season on many farms is coming to a close and the majority of cows and heifers should now...
Rural Life
Bull attack: 'I was standing at my own funeral'
It was a dry evening in October 2018, when David Callan lay picturing his own funeral after a bull attack...
Dairy Technical
Bull safety to the fore as breeding enters final stages
On farms where a stockbull is being used it is now, for the most part, running with the cows –...
Dairy Technical
Breeding: Bull management at turn-out with cows
Over the next couple of weeks of the breeding season, the stock bull or bulls will start to be turned...
Dairy Technical
Think 'farm safety' as silage and breeding get underway
The month of May is a busy period on farms as the breeding season gets underway, along with the harvesting...
Dairy Technical
Remember bull safety as the breeding season ends
Bull safety is a huge concern during the breeding season when the stockbull is out running with the cows. However,...
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Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy Technical
Bull safety: Why and how you should put it to practice
With many farms now at the point of the breeding season where the stock bull has been introduced to the...