Dairy Technical
CalfCare webinar: Preventing bloat in young calves
Bloat in young calves was one of the topics discussed at this week’s online CalfCare event run by Animal Health...
Dairy Technical
Bloat in young calves was one of the topics discussed at this week’s online CalfCare event run by Animal Health...
Dairy Technical
The use of calf jackets has become increasingly more popular on Irish farms, but are they a worthwhile investment? Calf...
Dairy Technical
Milk replacer is an important part of the calf rearing process on many farms, as it has many nutritional and...
Dairy Technical
On many farms, milk replacer is a key part of a successful youngstock rearing programme – but will farmers be...
Dairy Technical
On a recent Volac ‘Feeding For Future’ webinar, Dr. Jessica Cooke spoke about maximising calf performance by increasing milk intakes...
Dairy
According to Scotland-based research scientist, Jamie Robertson, much more can be done to improve the cleanliness and hygiene standards of...
Dairy Technical
During the recent XLVets webinar ‘Getting the Most out of the Second Half of the Breeding Season’ Kevin O’Sullivan, a...
Dairy Technical
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is highlighting the opportunity for calf rearing practices within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector...
Green Acres
In the fourth section of this calf-to-beef virtual farm walk today (Thursday, May 13) on the farm of Teagasc Green Acres...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has given the green light for the two schemes worth €45 million announced earlier this week by...
CAP / Schemes
A new €5 million Dairy Beef Calf measure has been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Dairy
Cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as ‘crypto’, is the second most common cause of scour amongst young calves – with scour being...
Dairy
Whether this year’s calves will be the future milk producers of your herd or the bull calves will go on into...
Dairy
A number of random “calf welfare inspections” are currently being carried out on dairy farms across the country by the...
Dairy
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Dairy
Many dairy farmers are guilty of underfeeding their calves, whether they realise it or not. This is because farmers have...
Dairy
The country is in the middle of a cold spell. Temperatures have fallen and winter showers along with sleet and...
Dairy
Colostrum, also known as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf. Not only...