Dairy Technical
Take steps to prevent summer scour in your calves
Summer scour is something that many farmers have seen in their calves in recent years, with its exact cause still...
Calf Rearing
Dairy Technical
Is scour still an issue on your farm?
Although most farms are past the peak of the calving season, calves are still be born and for some, scour...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy Technical
Avoiding stress when weaning heifer calves
Avoiding stress is key to a successful weaning process and ensuring that calves continue to achieve growth targets into the...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Time to plan for the weaning of calves
For farms that start calving in mid-January it may now be time to start looking at potentially weaning some of...
Dairy Technical
Hygiene standards need to be maintained in calf sheds
Maintaining a high level of hygiene in calf sheds is important in order to keep calves healthy and reduce the...
Dairy Technical
Time to start thinking about disbudding calves
Farms that began calving cows in mid- to late-January may now need to start disbudding some of the older calves...
Dairy Technical
Spring calving: The importance of hygiene during calf rearing
Calves have arrived on the majority of Irish dairy farms, with the spring-calving season well underway. The early part of...
Dairy Technical
Calf ration vital for rumen development in young calves
Calf ration plays a vital role in the development of a young calf, particularly for the development of their rumen....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy Technical
Management practices for young calves this spring
Management practices for young calves have a major impact on both their health and growth performance during the rearing period....
Dairy Technical
Should I use calf jackets this calving season?
The use of calf jackets on dairy farms during the spring has become increasingly more popular, but do they have...
Beef
Reminder - ABP calf-rearing event set for Limerick this evening
The ABP Food Group Advantage Beef Programme team is set to host its final calf-rearing information evening in Co. Limerick....
Dairy Technical
KPIs for dairy farmers this spring-calving season
The 2023 spring-calving season will be starting on farms in the coming weeks. In fact, some farms may have already...
Dairy Technical
Why water shouldn't be used when cleaning the calf shed
Regularly cleaning the calf shed is important to ensure that the bacteria load placed on calves is kept as low...
Dairy Technical
The benefits of feeding transition milk to calves
Feeding transition milk to calves can offer a number of benefits, including reducing the level of sickness in calves. The...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy Technical
Your guide to milk replacer prices this spring
On many dairy farms, milk replacer plays a vital role in the calf-rearing process. It aids in calf development and...
Beef
Straw or hay: Which is better to feed when rearing calves?
At a recent calf rearing information night in Horse and Jockey, Co. Tipperary on Wednesday (November 30) farmers in attendance...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Are your supplies ready?
On some farms the autumn-calving season has already started, but for most it is still a number of weeks away....
Dairy Technical
Autumn-calving: Getting ready for calves
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on many dairy farms in the coming days and weeks. With the calving...