Dairy Technical
The importance of investigating abortions in cattle
Abortions are not an uncommon occurrence to see in spring-calving herds, but all cases should be investigated to determine the...
Abortion
Dairy Technical
Do you vaccinate your cows for Lepto?
Leptospirosis (Lepto) is a zoonotic disease that can be passed from infected cows to humans, usually through contact with urine,...
Dairy
What could have caused an abortion in a cow or heifer?
Nearly every dairy and beef farmer will have experienced a cow or heifer aborting or ‘throwing a calf’ at some...
Beef
What causes abortion in beef cows and heifers?
Abortion is a word that every suckler farmer hates to hear at this time of year. There are many reasons...
Rural Life
Farmer in his 80s dies following accident with quad
A farmer in his 80s has died following an accident with a quad on a farm near Rhode, Co. Offaly, last...
Sheep
Abortion levels on Irish sheep farms may be higher than first thought
A recent study carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has shown that abortion levels on...
Beef
One disease farmers should test in-calf cows for in order to avoid abortion
When cows are seven months through gestation farmers should test for neospora, a disease which increases the risk of abortion,...
Sheep
Toxoplasmosis the number one cause of abortions on sheep farms - Teagasc
Toxoplasmosis is the number one cause of abortions on sheep farms, according to Teagasc’s Michael Gottstein. The Teagasc Head of...