Dairy
Once-a-day milking during early lactation this spring
Once-a-day milking in early lactation can prove to be very successful in reducing the workload for farmers and staff during...
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Dairy
Is 10 in 7 a viable milking option for your farm system?
The term 10 in seven refers to milking cows 10 times over the course of seven days, instead of the...
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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...
Dairy
Is once-a-day milking an option for your farm?
Once-a-day milking (OAD) can be used long-term as the overall farming system, or it can be used tactically as a...
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Opinion: Who came up with the idea of once-a-day milking?
In my opinion, milking freshly calved cows once-a-day is akin to putting a thoroughbred racehorse between the shafts of a...
Dairy
Breeding management of late-calving dairy cows
A recent report by George Ramsbottom, a dairy specialist with Teagasc based in Oak Park, Co. Carlow, outlined that almost...
Dairy
Udder scoring for OAD milking herds
At the recent Teagasc once-a-day (OAD) milking conference, Dr. Nick Sneddon from New Zealand spoke about the established OAD research...
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'Farm fragmentation and lameness pushed me to go OAD milking'
Michael John Delaney operates a full-time once-a-day (OAD) milking system on his farm in Ballykealy, Durrow, Co. Laois. Michael spoke...
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SCC remains a concern for OAD milking herds
Over the last two years, a study looking at the differences being once-a-day (OAD) milking and twice-a-day (TAD) milking has...
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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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'Milking cows OAD has reduced milk production by 22%' - study finds
Over the last number of years, a study looking at the differences being once-a-day (OAD) milking and twice-a-day (TAD) milking...
Dairy
Can OAD milking improve the BCS of under-conditioned cows?
Will once-a-day (OAD) milking help under-conditioned cows recover body condition come breeding time and get them cycling again? This is...
Dairy
Comparison: Twice-a-day milking vs. once-a-day milking vs. 13 milkings/week
Fancy milking your herd 13 times per week? Well, a study completed by Teagasc has revealed no losses in either...
Dairy
Which breed of cow is best suited to once-a-day milking?
In the coming weeks, dairy farmers will enter into a peak-pressure period – which will only intensify with a move...
Dairy
Why do some farmers make the switch to once-a-day milking?
A growing number of farmers are giving serious consideration to once-a-day (OAD) milking; that was the general consensus at today’s...
Dairy
Teagasc to host conference on 'Once a Day Milking'
The Horse and Jockey Hotel in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, is the venue for the ‘Once a Day Milking’ Conference organised...
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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....
Dairy
Could once-a-day milking help with under-conditioned cows?
Breeding – if not already started – is set to kick into gear on many dairy farms over the coming...
Dairy
Are you spending too long working with your cows?
Since the abolition of milk quotas, the Irish dairy herd has undergone considerable changes; farmers are now milking more cows...
Dairy
Lessons learned from once-a-day milking in Co. Tipperary
Donal O’Loughlin milks a herd of crossbred cows under a once-a-day (OAD) milking system in Rossmore, Ballymacarbry, Co. Tipperary. Married...
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Mounting interest in once-a-day milking as peak-pressure period draws closer
A growing number of farmers are giving serious consideration to once-a-day (OAD) milking; that was the general consensus from today’s...