Dairy Technical
Mastitis is considered to be one of the most costly diseases in dairy, with farmers continuously...
Dairy
The weather has turned damp and mild after being dry and warm over the last couple of weeks and so,...
Somatic cell count can easily slip up at this time of the year when things get more relaxed on the...
As we get towards the end of August, the milking machine should be checked to ensure it is running...
At this stage of the lactation, maintaining a strict milking routine is critical in order to...
As we are at the start of July, it could be a good time to carry out an analysis of your...
The focus at this time of the year is quite often keeping quality grass ahead of cows to drive on...
We are now approaching the mid-lactation and things will begin to ease off as less cows are getting...
Mastitis can cause a significant headache and cost to farmers throughout the year and, without...
Many herds will be in the latter end of the calving season with only a few to calve, and high cell...
We are now coming towards the end of the calving season, which means the milking routine can become...
Many herds will be over halfway through calving at this point in the year, and as the madness...
As calving season progresses, cows are more susceptible to picking up infections like mastitis....
Having a quality milking routine is critically important for the early stages of a cow's lactation,...
Retained cleanings is also known as retained fetal membrane or retained placenta and occurs when...
Any increase in somatic cell count (SCC) above 100,000 cells/ml is associated with a reduction in...
We are only a matter of days away until calving starts, which means many cows are in their...
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a California mastitis test...
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in...
Now that cows are dried off for the spring calving herds and calving is only around the corner, the...
Somatic cell count (SCC) has to be kept at bay as we enter into the Christmas period and as the...
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final...
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive...
