Sheep
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The final week of breeding for many early April lambing flocks is fast approaching and farmers will be preparing to...
Sheep
The final week of breeding for many early April lambing flocks is fast approaching and farmers will be preparing to...
Sheep
There is significant scope to increase the prolificy of the Irish ewe flock. As it stands, the majority of farms...
Beef
By John McAloon, a veterinary practitioner, who works with Patrick Farrelly and Partners in Co. Meath. Having a cow that...
Environment
Scientists from University College Dublin and the University of Vigo, Spain, have found that the digging, stirring and overturning of...
Dairy
Dry cows must be provided with total comfort at all times, so as to ensure a successful calving, according to...
Beef
Farmers have been given the opportunity to use some of the best up and coming bulls in their herds through...
Beef
Before sending a ram out for the breeding season, he must be given a check-up to make sure he is in full working...
Dairy
Fertility is key to achieving a six-week 90% calving rate and farmers should focus on the EBI’s sub-fertility index when...
Dairy
Irish dairy farmers must strive to improve grassland output and utilisation in 2016, according to Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) advisor...
Dairy
Irish dairy farms have the potential to double the average milk solids produced by their dairy cows within the next...
Beef
Some pedigree cattle breeders are overfeeding young bulls to the detriment of the animals’ subsequent fertility, according to Galway veterinarian...
Dairy
Increasing the number of dairy cows is expensive and can be a significant drain on cash in a fledgling dairy...
Dairy
Around 90% of herd fertility is management related and less than 10% heritability in breeding fertility from one generation of...
Dairy
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a genetic variation which is one of the causes of dairy cows being empty...
Breaking News
The Teagasc/GIIL monitor farms in 2013 underlined the importance of fertility both in terms of the cows and the soil. Agriland...
Rural Life
There is clear evidence of a decline in the reproductive efficiency and fertility of Irish beef cow herds, according to Teagasc,...