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Milk quality: What can we learn from an award-winning farmer?
Milk quality can be easily overlooked at this time of year as we progress into the latter end of the...
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Dairy advice: Consistency and hygiene crucial for milking routine
A consistent and hygienic milking routine is vital at this time of the year in order to produce high-quality milk,...
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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...
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Dairy advice: Do you have a good milking routine?
A good milking routine is hugely important, particularly when it comes to milking efficiency and hygiene standards. Cows are creatures...
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Post-milking teat disinfectant crucial during spring
The use of a post-milking teat disinfectant is an important step in preventing mastitis and cell count issues within a...
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Keeping cell counts under control during early lactation
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be...
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Milking routine: Are there areas to improve on?
The milking routine on dairy farms is a process that must be done correctly, as mistakes made can result in...
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Importance of maintaining milk quality as cows enter sheds
Maintaining high standards of milk quality is important, but when cows enter the shed and are milked off cubicles this...
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The important role that gloves play in managing milk quality
Most dairy farmers will wear gloves while milking, but may not be aware just how important they are to their...
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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...
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Teat disinfectant vital for final months of lactation
Teat disinfectant is used on the vast majority of Irish dairy farms, and is particularly vital during the final months...
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Cell counts can't be allowed to slip at this stage of lactation
Maintaining cell counts and milk quality on dairy farms needs to be a focus heading into the autumn months. Most...
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Dairy advice: Reviewing your milking routine
An effective milking routine is vital for a dairy farm to ensure that the highest quality milk possible is delivered...
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Milking routine: Start as you mean to go on
The importance of having an effective milking routine on dairy farms cannot be underestimated; it is of the few jobs...
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The role of post-milking teat disinfectant in mastitis control
Post-milking teat disinfectant plays a vital role in the control of potential mastitis-causing bacteria on dairy farms. The period after...
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Video: Improving the effectiveness of your milking routine
The milking process is the most important job on dairy farms, and it takes place up to 365 days/year. Having...
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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....
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The importance of having an effective milking routine
Having an effective and efficient milking routine in place on a dairy farm is important for a number of reasons....
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Reviewing your milking routine as a new season starts
Having an effective milking routine can go a long way to reducing cell count issues and preventing mastitis within your...
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The importance of a good milking routine
A good milking routine is critical to producing high-quality milk. If you get it right, you will not only have...