Beef
NZ echoes Irish trends in suckler numbers and calf rearers
Suckler cow numbers and the number of farmers involved in calf rearing in New Zealand (NZ) are both in decline,...
Calf Rearing
Dairy
Should you upgrade your calf facilities before spring?
Many farmers will now ask themselves whether or not it is worth investing in labour reducing calf facilities as a...
Dairy
Significance of high quality calf nutrition highlighted during webinar
Supplying high quality calf nutrition is an essential part of the ‘optimal environment’ required to maximise performance levels for calves...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: New post-weaning strategy for calves
The last of the 2024-born dairy-beef calves were turned out to grass on the ABP Demo Farm in Co. Carlow...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Simple cow nutrition works on Kilkenny farm
Agriland attended the Irish Pure Freisian Open Day where Pat and Claire Cleary spoke about how they run their farm...
Dairy
Farmers should 'look behind the label' when choosing milk replacer
The upcoming dairy calf rearing webinar will give great insights and will provide an informative discussion on the latest calf...
Dairy
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cow-calf contact?
A recent study carried out by Teagasc saw two different cow-calf contact (CCC) systems compared to the more conventional calf...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
Dairy Technical
Pneumonia in calf sheds now becoming a risk
As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many dairy...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Moving calves to OAD feeding
Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce the workload considerably...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Treating a calf with scour
During the calving rearing period, there is an increased risk of disease or sickness, with scour being the biggest risk...
Dairy Technical
Disbudding of calves to begin on dairy farms
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and should be completed...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Identifying sick calves this spring
Early identification of sick calves is key to getting them treatment and preventing the spread to other calves in the...
Dairy Technical
Preventing abomasal bloat in young calves
Occasionally, abomasal bloat will be an issue on farms – with clostridium bacteria or lactic acid usually to blame for...
Dairy Technical
What do your calves need for rumen development?
Three key things are needed to aid rumen development in calves during the rearing period: water, concentrates and a source...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Introducing starter ration to calves
Ensuring that calves have access to a high quality ration or concentrates is important during the early stages of life....
Dairy News
One bag of milk replacer per calf is not enough - Volac
A Teagasc webinar focused on sourcing and feeding dairy beef calves in 2024 dispelled the myth that one bag of...
Dairy Technical
Calving 2024: The importance of colostrum this spring
With calving now underway on farms, it is important that you are testing and feeding colostrum to newborn calves. Calves...