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Calf Rearing

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...

No rise in number of farmers rearing calves this year

Beef

5 months ago

No rise in number of farmers rearing calves this year

There has been no increase in the number of farmers buying calves to rear this year - or the number...

Research update from new UCD calf-rearing facility

Beef

5 months ago

Research update from new UCD calf-rearing facility

The UCD dairy calf education and research facility located at UCD Lyons Farm, Co. Kildare has the...

Table: Costs almost €60k to rear 100 calves to 12 weeks

Beef

8 months ago

Table: Costs almost €60k to rear 100 calves to 12 weeks

The cost of rearing 100 calves to 12 weeks of age has been estimated at close to €60,000,...

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

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....

Dairy

8 months ago

Breeding and rearing a valuable cross-bred bull calf

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

Breeding and rearing a valuable cross-bred bull calf

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

€1m dairy calf rearing centre opens at UCD Lyons Farm

A new €1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf rearing centre will have its official opening at...

€1m dairy calf rearing centre opens at UCD Lyons Farm

Beef

8 months ago

Details on restoration of €1,000 calf-rearing payment

The €20/calf payment for farmers rearing calves from the dairy herd for beef production is...

Details on restoration of €1,000 calf-rearing payment

Dairy

8 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

Beef

9 months ago

ABP Beef Series: What does it cost to rear a calf?

The ABP beef series will focus on the key elements involved in rearing a calf successfully and what...

ABP Beef Series: What does it cost to rear a calf?

Beef

9 months ago

Should store cattle buyers switch to rearing calves this year?

The 2025 grazing season is fast approaching (or hopefully at least) and buyers of store cattle for...

Should store cattle buyers switch to rearing calves this year?

Beef

about 1 year ago

NZ echoes Irish trends in suckler numbers and calf rearers

Suckler cow numbers and the number of farmers involved in calf rearing in New Zealand (NZ) are both...

NZ echoes Irish trends in suckler numbers and calf rearers

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Should you upgrade your calf facilities before spring?

Many farmers will now ask themselves whether or not it is worth investing in labour reducing calf...

Should you upgrade your calf facilities before spring?

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Significance of high quality calf nutrition highlighted during webinar

Supplying high quality calf nutrition is an essential part of the ‘optimal environment’...

Significance of high quality calf nutrition highlighted during webinar

Beef

over 1 year ago

ABP Demo Farm: New post-weaning strategy for calves

The last of the 2024-born dairy-beef calves were turned out to grass on the ABP Demo Farm in Co....

ABP Demo Farm: New post-weaning strategy for calves

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Dairy focus: Simple cow nutrition works on Kilkenny farm

Agriland attended the Irish Pure Freisian Open Day where Pat and Claire Cleary spoke about how they...

Dairy focus: Simple cow nutrition works on Kilkenny farm

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Farmers should 'look behind the label' when choosing milk replacer

The upcoming dairy calf rearing webinar will give great insights and will provide an informative...

Farmers should 'look behind the label' when choosing milk replacer

Dairy

over 1 year ago

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cow-calf contact?

A recent study carried out by Teagasc saw two different cow-calf contact (CCC) systems compared to...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cow-calf contact?

Dairy Technical

over 1 year ago

Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows

Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means...

Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows

Dairy Technical

over 1 year ago

Pneumonia in calf sheds now becoming a risk

As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many...

Pneumonia in calf sheds now becoming a risk

Dairy Technical

over 1 year ago

Dairy advice: Moving calves to OAD feeding

Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce...

Dairy advice: Moving calves to OAD feeding

Dairy Technical

over 1 year ago

Dairy advice: Treating a calf with scour

During the calving rearing period, there is an increased risk of disease or sickness, with scour...

Dairy advice: Treating a calf with scour

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