Beef
Is a secondary lice treatment needed in the cattle shed?
Often at this time of the year, farmers who have their cattle housed for the winter notice a resurgence in...
Beef
Often at this time of the year, farmers who have their cattle housed for the winter notice a resurgence in...
Dairy Technical
The wet weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country for most of year mean that the lungworm burden...
Dairy Technical
Keeping parasites under control in calves is important to ensure that calves continue to reach their growth targets. Although calves...
Dairy Technical
Could employing faecal egg counts on farms to determine the correct time for dosing actually be aiding the spread of...
Veterinary
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has welcomed the extension of the Parasite Control Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH) into...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Friday, December 16) announced the extension of the...
Dairy Technical
Preparation for drying off autumn-calving cows has started on many herds across the country. The drying-off process signals of the...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that calves have little or no setbacks during the first grazing season is important, in order to keep them...
Veterinary
A new parasite control strategy for bovine and ovine farmers has been launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Dairy Technical
Internal parasites of ruminants can impact the performance of cattle at any age and should be dealt with if they...
Dairy Technical
Weighing, treating parasites and parlour training are all jobs that can be completed in the coming days and weeks with...
Agri-Business
The “elephant in the room” in the licenced merchants debate comes down the the regulatory body, the Irish Cattle and...
Agri-Business
The consultation process regarding the sale of anti-parasitic products going forward has “collapsed” – and the Department of Agriculture, Food...
Dairy Technical
During the recent Teagasc Research Insights webinar, which focused on antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance in farm animals, Orla Keane, a...
Dairy Technical
Transitioning calves from a milk-based diet to a grass-based diet can be tricky; calves being turned out to lush grass...
Sheep
A key deadline under the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS) has been extended to Friday, October 13. The Department of Agriculture...