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Dairy Calves

Table: Suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023

Beef

over 1 year ago

Table: Suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023

A breakdown of suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023 has revealed which areas of the...

Bord Bia: Opportunity to enhance Irish veal production 'over time'

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

Bord Bia: Opportunity to enhance Irish veal production 'over time'

The newly appointed chair designate of Bord Bia has said that there is a opportunity for Ireland to...

Calls for 'straw bedding and stock-boarded pens' for calves at marts

Dairy

almost 2 years ago

Calls for 'straw bedding and stock-boarded pens' for calves at marts

Straw bedding and stock-boarded pens should be provided for all calves at marts, according to a new...

Beef-sired heifer calves from dairy herd have 'many benefits'

Beef

about 2 years ago

Beef-sired heifer calves from dairy herd have 'many benefits'

There are "many benefits" to beef-sired heifer calves from dairy cows, according to...

Plan needed for extra 120,000 dairy calves next year - Scallan

Dairy News

about 2 years ago

Plan needed for extra 120,000 dairy calves next year - Scallan

One of the country's largest calf exporters expects around 120,000 additional dairy calves to come...

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Wicklow Calf Company reaffirms commitment to calf welfare

Wicklow Calf Company has issued a statement following the RTÉ Investigates programme, which...

Wicklow Calf Company reaffirms commitment to calf welfare

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Macra calls on government to incentivise sexed semen use in dairy

Macra has strongly condemned the "shocking practices" involving dairy bull calves shown during an...

Macra calls on government to incentivise sexed semen use in dairy

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

ICOS to support DAFM investigation into calf mistreatment at marts

The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that it will "fully support" an...

ICOS to support DAFM investigation into calf mistreatment at marts

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Mart staff who abused calves should be sacked - Kerrane

Mart workers shown mistreating calves during an RTÉ Investigates programme last night (Monday,...

Mart staff who abused calves should be sacked - Kerrane

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Minister condemns 'shocking practices' in RTÉ footage

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has condemned what he has described as the...

Minister condemns 'shocking practices' in RTÉ footage

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Random inspections at marts needed after RTÉ calf footage - MEP

An Ireland South MEP has called for random inspections to be carried out at marts in the wake of...

Random inspections at marts needed after RTÉ calf footage - MEP

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Call for 'swift' investigation into RTÉ footage of mistreated calves

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that an investigation by the Department of...

Call for 'swift' investigation into RTÉ footage of mistreated calves

Dairy

over 2 years ago

EFSA outlines new recommendations for calf welfare

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published new guidance on the welfare of dairy and...

EFSA outlines new recommendations for calf welfare

Dairy Technical

almost 3 years ago

Which AI bull sired the most calves in 2022?

Some 877,974 dairy-sired calves were born to dairy cows on Irish farms in 2022,...

Which AI bull sired the most calves in 2022?

Dairy Technical

over 3 years ago

Suckler calf registrations 20,156 head behind 2021

Calf registrations have reached 1,952,842 head for the year to date, based on the latest data from...

Suckler calf registrations 20,156 head behind 2021

Dairy Technical

about 4 years ago

Calf registrations exceed 2.3 million for 2021

There has been over 2.3 million calf registrations in 2021 to dairy and beef dams, based off the...

Calf registrations exceed 2.3 million for 2021

Beef

about 4 years ago

CAP 2023-2027 dairy beef calf funding 'half-hearted' - ICMSA

The allocation of €25 million for a dairy beef calf measure in the 2023-2027 Common Agricultural...

CAP 2023-2027 dairy beef calf funding 'half-hearted' - ICMSA

Dairy Technical

over 4 years ago

Avoiding issues when turning calves out to grass

Transitioning calves from a milk-based diet to a grass-based diet can be tricky; calves being...

Avoiding issues when turning calves out to grass

Dairy

over 5 years ago

Survey: '75% of dairy farmers willing to contribute small fee towards a sexed-semen lab'

Over the past year or so, a lot of talk has centered around the dairy industry, in particular, the...

Survey: '75% of dairy farmers willing to contribute small fee towards a sexed-semen lab'

Dairy

over 5 years ago

Calf exports: Adverse weather affects sailings once more

Unfortunately, the calf export trade has been disrupted again this week as poor weather conditions...

Calf exports: Adverse weather affects sailings once more

Agri-Business

almost 6 years ago

Teagasc defends dairy sector record on calf welfare

It has been outlined by a Teagasc dairy expert that “there is no relationship between calf...

Teagasc defends dairy sector record on calf welfare

Dairy

almost 6 years ago

Lairage space for 5,000 dairy calves per sailing expected next spring

It is expected that there will be lairage capacity for up to 5,000 Irish dairy calves per sailing...

Lairage space for 5,000 dairy calves per sailing expected next spring

Dairy

almost 6 years ago

Dairy calf dilemma 'requires industry-wide solution' - Jordan

An “industry-wide solution” is required for the dairy calf dilemma, according to Ornua CEO John...

Dairy calf dilemma 'requires industry-wide solution' - Jordan

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