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,...
Agri-Business
The investigation into the discovery of dead calves in Co. Limerick earlier this year is ongoing, the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy News
The director of Teagasc has said that the practice of slaughtering unwanted male dairy calves must be eliminated. Frank O’Mara...
Dairy
A range of farm animal surveillance, welfare and biosecurity tools were launched at a webinar this week, as part of...
Dairy Technical
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that it has not referenced penalties in a letter...
Rural Life
An investigation is underway into the discovery of a significant number of dead calves on a farm in Co. Limerick...
Agri-Business
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 is caused by the same organisms that cause cryptosporidiosis. Where cryptosporidiosis is often seen in younger calves...
N.Ireland
Parts of Co. Armagh are on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) alert. This follows an upsurge of the disease on farms...
Dairy News
Teagasc has confirmed that it has signed a 15-year lease for lands in Co. Tipperary to develop a new dairy...
Rural Life
Gardaí have launched an investigation following the theft of eight calves from an organic farm in the Drum area of...
Dairy
Researchers have found that public attitudes towards the early separation of cows from their calves were, generally, negative, even when...
Dairy Technical
As the weather begins to improve, farmers can start to consider turning out some of their older calves to grass....
Beef News
Beef Plan Movement (BPM) is calling for more information to be made available on dropped calves at time of sale...
Dairy News
Irish farm-management software company, Herdwatch, has reached over two million registered calves on its app this month. The company said...
Dairy Technical
Bloat in young calves was one of the topics discussed at this week’s online CalfCare event run by Animal Health...
N.Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has confirmed that additional Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) control measures are likely to be...
Dairy
A series of recommendations from a European Parliament committee on calf transport “poses a serious threat to the Irish dairy...
Dairy
Following a proposal of several calf transport restrictions, including an export ban of calves under 35 days of age, the...