Beef
Weaning dairy-beef calves based on their body weight will help ensure a uniform group of calves at weaning.
Pneumonia and scour are the two major illnesses that compromise calf health and reduce lifetime performance.
Bacteria and viruses are present in large numbers on all farms, and the diseases they and other germs cause are common and costly.
In the following article of the ‘Calf Health and Management Series’, Volac’s Rebecca O’Sullivan brings us through step-by-step to mixing milk replacer.
When feeding a milk replacer, it’s important to give serious consideration to the product that lies within the bag.
In this instalment of the ‘Calf Health and Management Series’, we will outline how to manage the dairy calf when it arrives on the beef farm.
In terms of calf housing, there are many factors that need to be considered, including: ventilation; dryness; draughts; and temperature.
The next instalment of the 'Calf Health and Management Series' will cover what physical traits beef farmers buying dairy calves need to look out for.
Richie Long – who farms in Ballymacarby in Co. Waterford – is a participant in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme.
In the following article/video, we will examine what factors need to be considered when it comes to sourcing dairy calves for beef production
Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme manager, Alan Dillon, explains how much beef farmers can afford to pay for dairy-beef calves.
Over the coming weeks, farmers across the country will be begin to buy and rear dairy-origin calves for beef production.
