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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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Why do we have a dry period for cows?
Dairy cows, typically, undergo a dry period of 60 days prior to calving. A dry period is important for several...
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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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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...
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Controlling environmental mastitis on your dairy farm
Contagious and environmental mastitis are the most economically challenging diseases faced by Irish dairy farmers – with a single case...
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Are you having somatic cell count issues?
This spring has been very challenging on farms to say the least, leading to hygiene issues and cows becoming stressed;...
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Reducing your farm's milking interval
Evening milking times on Irish dairy farms was decided by tradition or habit. However, changing the time of your PM...
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Dairy advice: Tips for milking during Covid-19
With the country under current Covid-19 restrictions, it’s important that dairy farmers begin planning for the 2021 season. Most dairy...
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Reasons for operating a OAD milking system
Once-a-day (OAD) milking continues to grow in popularity on Irish dairy farmers. Brian Hilliard, a OAD dairy advisor with Teagasc...
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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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Smarter milking: Improving efficiency and reducing injury
Dairy farmers have been advised to “milk smarter” in order to reduce repetitive strain injuries and improve milking efficiency. Teagasc...
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Having SCC issues this season? Here are some top tips...
This spring has been very challenging on farms to say the least. The weather hasn’t been playing ball and getting...
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National bulk tank SCC declines by 89,000 cells/ml
A recent analysis by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has revealed a decline in the national bulk tank somatic cell count...
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Video: Top tips when carrying out one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm
The milking routine is one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm, because you could say it is...
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Can you lift the 3t cluster?
The routine job of milking cows can put enormous pressure and strain on dairy farmers. But how do they avoid...
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It could be about time to change those milk liners...
Milk liners are the only part of the milking machine that comes into direct contact with the cow twice-a-day, seven...
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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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Fancy milking your herd 13 times per week?
Milking your herd 13 times in a week may seem confusing for some, but it is common practice on many...
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7 free 'Smarter Milking' demo days to be held in July
Seven free ‘Smarter Milking’ events will be held for dairy farmers throughout the country in the month of July. Organised...
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6 simple steps to improving your milking routine
The best way to prevent clinical or sub-clinical mastitis cases – in your herd – is through a consistent and...
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7 ways to prevent mastitis this milking season
The easiest way to prevent clinical or sub-clinical mastitis cases is through good milking practices. During the busy calving season,...