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Calf Health

Water and concentrate feeding is key to calf rumen development

Beef

about 1 month ago

Water and concentrate feeding is key to calf rumen development

With autumn calving is well and truly underway, focusing on the rumen development of young calves...

What's causing abomasal bloat in calves?

Dairy

about 1 month ago

What's causing abomasal bloat in calves?

In autumn calving herds, health issues such as abomasal bloat can increasingly become a...

Delivering medal-winning performances from calves in Donegal

Dairy

about 1 month ago

Delivering medal-winning performances from calves in Donegal

Agriland Media Group is delighted to team up with Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd for the...

Autumn calving: Preventing an outbreak of calf scour in sheds

Dairy

about 2 months ago

Autumn calving: Preventing an outbreak of calf scour in sheds

Calf scour is one of the most common diseases in young calves and is quite often a deadly disease....

Calf health: Ensuring a quality start to life for autumn-born calves

Dairy

about 2 months ago

Calf health: Ensuring a quality start to life for autumn-born calves

Calving has either arrived or is only around the corner for a lot of autumn herds, and the final...

Dairy

3 months ago

Are your calf facilities optimal for space, health and hygiene?

As we enter into the autumn months, now is a good time to analyse your calf facilities. After...

Are your calf facilities optimal for space, health and hygiene?

Dairy

8 months ago

Calf scour threat increases as bacterial load in sheds multiplies

We are now at that stage of the calving season when fewer cows are calving down and calf pens are...

Calf scour threat increases as bacterial load in sheds multiplies

Dairy

8 months ago

Dairy advice: Transitioning calves to once-a-day feeding

Once-a-day (OAD) feeding calves can be great timesaver at this time of the year and with many...

Dairy advice: Transitioning calves to once-a-day feeding

Beef

8 months ago

'Most efficient weight gain on an animal is at the calf stage'

One of the key messages from the Calf Health and Rearing Open Day at Ballyjamesduff Mart, Co....

'Most efficient weight gain on an animal is at the calf stage'

Dairy

8 months ago

Farming for the Future: Rearing 275 calves in a 'nursery' shed

Lakeland Dairies, Lakeland Dairies Agribusiness, and Agriland Media have teamed up for a brand...

Farming for the Future: Rearing 275 calves in a 'nursery' shed

Dairy

8 months ago

Dairy advice: What to look out for in sick calves this spring

Identifying sick calves this spring is vital for early treatment to get calves back on track and...

Dairy advice: What to look out for in sick calves this spring

Dairy

8 months ago

Dairy advice: Ensuring a successful disbudding of calves

There are very few farmers who enjoy the process of disbudding calves. That is why many farmers opt...

Dairy advice: Ensuring a successful disbudding of calves

Dairy

9 months ago

What are the cost benefits of feeding milk replacer vs whole milk

At this time of the year, farmers often move from feeding whole milk to feeding milk replacer, in...

What are the cost benefits of feeding milk replacer vs whole milk

Dairy

9 months ago

How much concentrates should your calves be eating?

Your calves should have access to clean and palatable starter concentrates from the time they are...

How much concentrates should your calves be eating?

Dairy

9 months ago

Dairy advice: Keeping excess quality colostrum in reserve

The spring calving period is underway and as more cows begin to calve down, the amount of excess...

Dairy advice: Keeping excess quality colostrum in reserve

Dairy

9 months ago

Getting the best price for your calf as demand soars

Calf sales have become more frequent across the country as we get into the thick of calving season....

Getting the best price for your calf as demand soars

Dairy

9 months ago

Should you be feeding coarse ration or pellets to young calves?

The introduction of starter ration or concentrates to your calves is important for their early...

Should you be feeding coarse ration or pellets to young calves?

Dairy

9 months ago

Calf health: Do your calves have enough access to water?

The importance of access to water in a calf's diet can sometimes be overlooked. As calves are...

Calf health: Do your calves have enough access to water?

Dairy Technical

9 months ago

Dairy advice: Minimising abomasal bloat in calves

As we get busier in calving season, health issues, such as abomasal bloat, can increasingly become...

Dairy advice: Minimising abomasal bloat in calves

Dairy

9 months ago

Keeping cases of calf scour to a minimum this calving season

The majority of the herd will now have calves on the ground as we get further into February which...

Keeping cases of calf scour to a minimum this calving season

Dairy

9 months ago

Heifer rearing should be seen as an investment, not a cost

Heifer rearing is often seen as a high cost enterprise but it should be seen as an investment...

Heifer rearing should be seen as an investment, not a cost

Dairy

9 months ago

Reducing pressure & finishing the day reasonably early this spring

Reducing pressure and finishing up the day at a reasonable time during the spring can be tough, but...

Reducing pressure & finishing the day reasonably early this spring

Dairy

9 months ago

Tweaks to your calf shed that could improve calf health this spring

We are now only a matter of days away from the start of the calving season and any last minute...

Tweaks to your calf shed that could improve calf health this spring

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