Beef Technical
Video: Advice on weaning calves off milk replacer
Many farms rearing calves this spring are now at a stage where the calves are eating sufficient amounts of dry...
Calves
Beef
Another step forward for genotyping of calves
There has been another step forward for the genotyping of calves as a stakeholder meeting took place in Dublin yesterday...
Beef News
Calf registrations: 78% of all calves born from dairy herds
A total of 78% of the 1.68 million calves registered to-date this year have came from the dairy herd, according...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia SDAS updated as calf slaughter ban moves closer
Several new criteria are included in an interim update to Bord Bia’s Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) as a calf...
Rural Life
New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths
A New Zealand farmer who was found responsible for the deaths of 610 calves has been placed on home detention...
Dairy
Herd genotyping most 'obvious' measure for calf welfare - Lakeland
Herd genotyping is one of the “most obvious” ways that dairy farms in Ireland can ensure optimum calf welfare, particularly...
Dairy
EFSA outlines new recommendations for calf welfare
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published new guidance on the welfare of dairy and veal calves. In a...
Beef News
Calf exports to continue at reduced capacity this week
Calf exports are expected to continue this week at a reduced capacity following the suspension of a control post near...
Agri-Business
ICOS: Temporary closure of French lairage to disrupt calf trade
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that the temporary closure of a lairage in France will cause disruption...
N.Ireland
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to ensure CBV is displayed on mart boards
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to ensure that the Commercial Beef Value (CBV)...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Investigation ongoing into dead calves in Limerick
The investigation into the discovery of dead calves in Co. Limerick earlier this year is ongoing, the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy News
Teagasc: Slaughter of dairy calves must be 'eliminated'
The director of Teagasc has said that the practice of slaughtering unwanted male dairy calves must be eliminated. Frank O’Mara...
Dairy
Animal welfare tools launched as part of research project
A range of farm animal surveillance, welfare and biosecurity tools were launched at a webinar this week, as part of...
Dairy Technical
DAFM: Penalties not mentioned in calf slaughter letter to farmers
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that it has not referenced penalties in a letter...
Rural Life
DAFM investigation underway into discovery of dead calves
An investigation is underway into the discovery of a significant number of dead calves on a farm in Co. Limerick...
Agri-Business
Kilkenny farmer shocked as dogs kill 4 dairy heifer calves
A Co. Kilkenny farmer said that he could not believe it when he discovered that two dogs had attacked and...
Dairy Technical
Coccidiosis in calves: What to look out for
Coccidiosis in calves is caused by the same organisms that cause cryptosporidiosis. Where cryptosporidiosis is often seen in younger calves...
