Could this be the explanation for scour in your calves? March 14, 2020 Dairy Cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as ‘crypto’, is the second most common cause of scour amongst young calves – with scour being the leading cause…
Dairy advice: Keeping calves healthy; first milk recording; and reaching target weights March 8, 2020 Dairy We are coming close to the finish line on many spring-calving dairy farms, as calving season begins to wind down and tail off.…
How many litres of milk should I be offering my calves per day? February 19, 2020 Dairy Many dairy farmers are guilty of underfeeding their calves, whether they realise it or not. This is because farmers have come from a…
‘Calf health is a good measure of calf welfare’ on farms February 1, 2020 Dairy “If you looked at defining welfare on farms, you would hear things like freedom from hunger, freedom from discomfort, those kind of words.…
Calf deaths: How accurate do you think you are? July 13, 2019 Dairy Less than 10% of calves are submitted for post-mortem, which means farmers are diagnosing the death of calves themselves – according to a…
Feel like your work’s finished with your heifer calves? Not just yet… June 2, 2019 Dairy Poor fertility in replacement heifer calves is often due to them being under target weight by mating start date (MSD). This can be…
Are you battling with calf scour? Could this be the cause? April 23, 2019 Dairy Rotavirus is the most common cause of calf scour, which usually affects calves when they are between five and 14 days old. One…
Management hint: How to avoid stress at weaning April 15, 2019 Dairy Poor conception rates in replacement heifers are often due to heifers being underweight by the start of the breeding season. The task of…
Feeding ‘waste milk’ to calves: Right or wrong decision? March 23, 2019 Dairy Feeding antibiotic milk or ‘waste milk’ can potentially cause antibiotic resistance if fed to young dairy calves. Waste milk is milk held from…
Management hint: Don’t be afraid to turn the calves out March 22, 2019 Dairy With milder conditions in store for this week, farmers should consider turning out some older calves to grass. Early turnout to grass has…
The constant battle against ‘crypto’ March 19, 2019 Dairy Cryptosporidiosis or ‘crypto’ is the leading cause of scour in young calves and its prevalence is becoming more and more common on Irish…
Give your replacement heifers the best start: Here’s how… February 21, 2019 Dairy This year’s calves will be your future milk producers of your herd; so it is paramount that they get the best start in…
Management hint: How to identify a sick/weak calf February 16, 2019 Dairy The calving season is off to a flying start across the island of Ireland with the weather – so far – remaining relatively…
Calf health event in Cork has been postponed January 24, 2019 Dairy Last Monday, January 21, AgriLand reported that three calf health and rearing information days were due to be held this week; two in Kerry…
Calf health information days to be held in Kerry and Cork this week January 21, 2019 Dairy Two information days on calf health and rearing will be held in Co. Kerry this week, on Wednesday, January 23 and Thursday, January…
What’s happening to dairy calves at grass? November 16, 2018 Dairy “A number of dairy calves are displaying wasting symptoms post weaning and after turnout; many of the calves affected are dying.” These were…
How big of a role does vitamin D play in calf health? June 14, 2018 Beef Calf disease in Ireland is a major problem; it causes particular issues on dairy calf-to-beef farms. However, calf disease is not just limited…
Top tips: Managing calves in groups and using a computerised feeder March 20, 2018 A growing number of calves are group housed and fed using computerised feeders during the milk feeding period. Computerised feeders have many benefits… Sponsored
