Dairy
Late calvers: Will they make you money?
As we switch our attention to the breeding season, we need to ask ourselves: is it financially viable keeping late...
Dairy
As we switch our attention to the breeding season, we need to ask ourselves: is it financially viable keeping late...
Dairy
As the calving season begins to quieten down on many farms across the country, focus now turns to getting prepared...
Dairy
According to the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF), this year’s spring Dairy Gene Ireland programme now has over 800 herds...
Dairy
‘Dirty cows’ or cows with metritis have become a major cause of poor reproductive performance in many dairy herds. Metritis...
Dairy
Achieving higher conception rates this breeding season, can be helped through close monitoring of your herd’s body condition score (BCS)....
Dairy
On the recent the Dairy Edge podcast, Emma-Louise Coffey was joined by Dr. Joe Patton, a dairy specialist with Teagasc and Kevin...
Dairy
In pasture-based systems of milk production, the three-week breeding submission rate target is 90%, which is critical in order to...
Dairy
As the spring calving season begins to wind down on farms across the country, many farmers will now begin planning...
Dairy
During the Breeding Plan Webinar, as part of Breeding Week, hosted by Teagasc and Irish Cattle Breeding federation (ICBF), Stephen...
Dairy
The breeding season is fast approaching and preparation is a key component of a successful breeding season. What some farmers...
Dairy
With the 2021 breeding season just around the corner, Progressive Genetics recently published its G1 Dairy Sires catalogue for the...
Sheep
With the breeding season at an end for the majority of mid-season lambing flocks, it’s important to not neglect rams,...
Sheep
With the breeding season into the latter stages for the majority of mid-season lambing flocks, the importance of continually monitoring...
Sheep
With the breeding season in full swing, many farmers will be hoping for positive results when the time comes to...
Sheep
For some, the breeding season has already kickstarted, while for others, ram turnout is just around the corner. For those...
Sheep
October is generally the month where sheep farmers, who operate a mid-season lambing system, let their ram(s) out with their...
Sheep
The month of September can be a make or break month for some under-conditioned breeding ewes on farms. Realistically, farmers...
Sheep
A compact lambing period is what many sheep farmers strive for every year; however, in some cases, it is sometimes...