Dairy
Getting your mineral supplementation right for dry cows
Mineral supplementation is a crucial aspect of the dry cow period to help with body condition score (BCS), calving down...
BCS
Beef
Condition scoring suckler cows ahead of spring calving
The body condition score (BCS) of suckler cows in the lead up to calving should be closely monitored and in-calf...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Managing BCS in late lactation cows
Many farmers have started to dry off their first calvers and their thin cows, and perhaps they should body condition...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Getting cows in good condition for breeding
We are now into the middle of November, which means that the start of the breeding season for the autumn...
Dairy
Feeding the dairy cow as the dry period approaches
The very mild weather into November has meant that most cows around the country are still out at grass, and...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Setting yourself up for a good spring
It is essential to get off to the best possible start for 2025, and the dairy advice is that the...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Time to prepare for the breeding season
For your typical autumn calving herd, we are around four weeks into the calving season, and it won’t be long...
Dairy
Drying off: Which cows need to be dried off first?
Drying off should be relatively straightforward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven’t done your homework, it...
Dairy
Managing negative energy balance for your autumn calving cow
The few weeks after calving is crucial for the freshly calved cow, and managing her negative energy balance (NEB) needs...
Dairy
Lameness: Protocol needed for transition from pasture to housing
Lameness can be a difficult thing to manage on dairy farms at this time of the year, so it is...
Dairy
Seeing out the end of lactation for spring calving cows on a high
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to...
Dairy
Time to prepare for final milk recording and drying off
It is that time of year where farmers need to arrange their final milk recording and get their preparation for...
Dairy
BCS your spring calving cows now before housing
As cows are progressing further into the lactation, closer to drying-off and closer to the housing period, body condition scoring...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Transition cow management is crucial
Transition cow management has got to be of a high standard, and as many autumn calving herds have started calving...
Dairy
Body condition score your cows now to limit problems at calving
It is now a good time of year to assess the body condition score (BCS) of your spring calving cows...
Sheep
Have you completed your first BCS on your breeding ewes?
Participants in the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) have just a few days left to complete a measure on...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Assessing BCS and selecting for SDCT
Although the autumn calving season is still a number of months away, assessing body condition score (BCS) and identifying which...
Dairy Technical
'You cannot replace the feed quality of grazed grass' - Dr. Patton
The feed quality of grazed grass cannot be bought, according to Dr. Joe Patton of Teagasc speaking at the breeding...