Dairy Technical
Milk recording: Is it time to complete the first of 2024?
Milk recordings are a useful tool used by dairy farmers for understanding and keeping control of cell counts on farms....
Dairy Technical
Milk recordings are a useful tool used by dairy farmers for understanding and keeping control of cell counts on farms....
Dairy Technical
The importance of milk recording is not lost on many dairy farms, but there are still a large number of...
Dairy News
Farmers have been reminded not to feed ‘waste milk’ to their calves where whole milk is being fed to calves...
Dairy Technical
Milk quality advisor with Teagasc, Don Crowley, has raised the issue of cell counts being a continuous challenge for farmers....
Dairy News
The Animal Health Ireland (AHI) 10th annual CellCheck awards took place last night (Thursday, November 9) in the Killashee Hotel,...
Dairy Technical
The next major event to occur on most dairy farms after housing will be the drying-off of cows for the...
Dairy Technical
Ahead of drying-off taking place on farms you should be booking or planning in your final milk recording for the...
Dairy Technical
The recent heavy rainfall has forced some farmers to house cows, at least on a part-time basis, which means mastitis...
Dairy Technical
Most dairy farmers will wear gloves while milking, but may not be aware just how important they are to their...
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Teat disinfectant is used on the vast majority of Irish dairy farms, and is particularly vital during the final months...
Dairy Technical
The California Mastitis Test (CMT) could be a very useful tool for dairy farmers as we head into the backend...
Dairy Technical
Keeping on top of somatic cell counts (SCC) on farms can at times feel like a challenge, but it is...
Dairy Technical
A stand at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day outlined some results from trials investigating the impact of two different cow-calf...
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Problem cows are present in every herd. Although many try to remove them, they continue to appear. Farms are now...
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The genotyping of the national dairy herd could have a wide range of benefits, but one that could have a...
Dairy Technical
Obtaining a sterile milk sample is important so that you can have an understanding of the bacteria causing mastitis on...
Dairy Technical
Controlling somatic cell counts (SCC) on farms has come under increased focus, with changes to antibiotic regulation removing the use...
Dairy Technical
2022 saw an increase in the demand for milk recording, but there is still a large cohort of farmers that...