Dairy Technical
Calf registrations: 1 million mark reached for 2024
The total number of calf registrations up until March 15, 2024 has reached 1,015,238 head, based on data from the...
Dairy Technical
The total number of calf registrations up until March 15, 2024 has reached 1,015,238 head, based on data from the...
Dairy Technical
As we progress further into March, the calving season continues, with the risk of milk fever within cows likely to...
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With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and further rainfalls in recent days, grazing continues to be a challenge on the majority...
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The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week 11, with 367,037 passports issued from the programme to date. The...
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Gortatlea Mart manager, Maurice Brosnan described the calf sales over the last two weeks at the Co. Kerry-based mart as...
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Over the last number of years, there has been a significant push to increase the number and quality of calves...
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As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many dairy...
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Farmers are being urged to “maximise slurry nutrient use” by having adequate slurry storage and only spreading it at optimal...
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The use of a post-milking teat disinfectant is an important step in preventing mastitis and cell count issues within a...
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The top dairy sire based on the number of calves registered to them in 2023 has been revealed by the...
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The Donegal Holstein Friesian breeders club held its annual sale of calved heifers at Raphoe livestock mart on Wednesday, March...
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Most dairy farms are now well into calving. With a good number of cows calved, an important job to now...
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The total number of calf registrations up until March 8, 2024 has reached 874,561 head, based on data from the...
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In recent years, the weather in February and March has had many farmers questioning whether early spring grazing is worth...
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The Greenlawn herd of the Curtin family held its annual sale on Saturday, March 2 with over 86 Lots on...
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There were over 1,000 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 4), with a strong trade in...
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The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is in its 10th week, with over 300,000 passports now having been issued. In the...
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Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce the workload considerably...