Dairy
Somatic cell count (SCC) can often start to rise in the few months of the lactation due to harsher...
Hygiene and management is critical in producing quality milk at this stage of the lactation....
Are you milk recording at home? How is your current milk performance comparing to the national...
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...
Now we have entered the autumn months, a balance has to be struck between driving milk performance...
At this stage of the lactation, maintaining a strict milking routine is critical in order to...
Based on Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) milk recording data, herds across the country seem...
Heading towards the latter end of July, for the autumn calving cows this indicates the final stages...
Larger herds can be at higher risk from residual infection, as infected animals can be harder 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...
As farms quieten down between the first and second cut of silage, you should be looking into...
The uptake of milk recording among farmers seems to be growing every year as it leads to better...
Most cows will be served by now and a lot of first cuts of silage will be in, meaning that the pit...
We are now approaching the mid-lactation and things will begin to ease off as less cows are getting...
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...
Coming towards the end of February and nearly a month into calving, farmers should begin thinking...
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,...
Any increase in somatic cell count (SCC) above 100,000 cells/ml is associated with a reduction in...
