Dairy
Give your replacement heifers the best start: Here's how...
This year’s calves will be your future milk producers of your herd; so it is paramount that they get the...
Dairy
This year’s calves will be your future milk producers of your herd; so it is paramount that they get the...
Dairy
The calving season is off to a flying start across the island of Ireland with the weather – so far...
Dairy
Last Monday, January 21, AgriLand reported that three calf health and rearing information days were due to be held this week;...
Dairy
Two information days on calf health and rearing will be held in Co. Kerry this week, on Wednesday, January 23...
Dairy
“A number of dairy calves are displaying wasting symptoms post weaning and after turnout; many of the calves affected are...
Beef
Calf disease in Ireland is a major problem; it causes particular issues on dairy calf-to-beef farms. However, calf disease is...
Beef
Calf-to-beef farmers have been busy competing with exporters at the ringside. Generally speaking, hardy Friesian bulls are making somewhere in...
Dairy
Calving is in full swing on farms across the country and many farmers will be utilising a stomach tube to...
Beef
The best practice for rearing Hereford cross beef calves from the dairy herd is to feature at a calf health event which...
Beef
At this time of the year with the start of spring-calving approaching it’s a good time for farmers to think...
Dairy
The milk feeding period is a really important time in dairy calves lives, as it will influence future growth and...
Dairy
There are three simple steps dairy farmers should use when feeding their calves colostrum, according to Catherine Carthy. Speaking at...
Dairy
Cryptosporidia is the most common cause of calf scour in Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Surgeon Colm...
Beef
For infectious abortions, the interval between infection of the dam and abortion can be weeks, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI)....
Dairy
Calf housing on Irish dairy farms is extremely important as 60% of cows calve within a six-week period, Noreen O’Rahilly...
Beef
Always include the bull when vaccinating breeding animals, Animal Heath Ireland (AHI) says. The bull has contact with all breeding females...
Beef
The breeding season begins in May for suckler farmers and bull management is key at this time of year. To...
Dairy
Planning ahead to manage worm burden challenges will help to ensure farmers reap the economic benefit of targeting heifers to...