Dairy
Disbudding calves as registrations pass one million mark
By definition, disbudding is the removal of an area of skin, including the horn bud, in a young calf prior...
Dairy
By definition, disbudding is the removal of an area of skin, including the horn bud, in a young calf prior...
Dairy
Coccidiosis occurs in calves from the approximate age of three weeks onwards. It arises in young calves who have an...
Green Acres
By Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme advisor Seán Cummins With the development of antimicrobial resistance, there’s an increased...
Dairy
March and into early April is commonly the time when any calf health issues occur on farms. This is usually...
Dairy
This year’s calves will be your future milk producers of your herd; so it is paramount that heifers get the...
Dairy
During a recent Volac webinar on the dairy heifer – from conception to weaning – it was outlined the importance...
Video
As part of the Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme with Teagasc, AgriLand is hosting a series of programmes presented...
Dairy
The calving season is a busy time of year on farms, as calves on many farms are now being born...
Beef
Cryptosporidiosis (crypto) is a challenging infection which occurs in young calves and results in scouring. The effect that this scour...
Dairy
The spring-calving season is well underway on farms across the country, with many farmers hoping that the recent bad weather...
Beef
Where practical, calves should be disbudded while horn development is still at the horn bud stage as the horn buds...
Dairy
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
Dairy
On the final day of the Animal Health Ireland and Teagasc Calf Care virtual week, the focus was milk feeding...
Dairy
The 2021 spring-calving season is kicking off on dairy farms across the country, with calves beginning to be presented for...
Dairy
The first of two webinars as part of CalfCare virtual week took place Monday, January 18. The webinar focused on...
Dairy
With calving due to commence on many farms in the coming days and weeks, the importance of correctly feeding the...
Dairy
Preventing calves from becoming sick is one of the many challenges faced by farmers during the busy spring period. As...
Beef
With the calving season getting underway on dairy farms, calf-to-beef farmers will soon be starting to source calves in the...