Dairy
Pain relief - a necessity for disbudding and castration
Dealing with painful procedures for calves such as disbudding and castration was one of the topics of discussion at a...
disbudding
Dairy Technical
Farmers reminded of legal requirement when disbudding calves
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal cauterisation is the only...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy Technical
Disbudding of calves to begin on dairy farms
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and should be completed...
Dairy Technical
Will you be transitioning your calves to OAD feeding?
The once-a-day (OAD) feeding of calves offers a number of benefits to dairy farmers during the spring, when the workload...
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
Best practice for disbudding calves
The disbudding of calves should be completed when the horn is still in the development stage, as the horn buds...
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Disbudding calves: What you need to know
Where practical, calves should be disbudded while horn development is still at the horn bud stage as the horn buds...