Dairy Technical
The total number of calf registrations on Irish farms has reached 1,477,133 head for the...
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and...
Dairy News
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to...
The demand for strong, well-fed calves is continuing to grow, with the calf trade and sales in...
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means...
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal...
As we progress further into March, the calving season continues, with the risk of milk fever within...
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week 11, with 367,037 passports issued from the...
As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many...
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is in its 10th week, with over 300,000 passports now having...
Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce...
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and...
Calf registrations for 2024 have reached 707,825 head, with 112,150 calves being registered in the...
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week nine, with close to 218,000 passports issued...
Early identification of sick calves is key to getting them treatment and preventing the spread to...
Calving season began roughly three-weeks-ago for the majority of farmers, with most having a large...
Fat cows need to be closely monitored, as they are high risk for issues around calving. Over...
After calving, cows should be closely monitored to ensure that excess body condition is not lost....
The latest data for calf registrations from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) shows that...
On many dairy farms, calves are sold-off farm starting from around two-weeks-of-age, so presenting...
Calf registrations have now reached 314,424 head for 2024, with 96,628 registered in the last week...
A displaced abomasum is not an uncommon occurrence during the calving season on dairy farms, and...
In many parts of the country, it is remaining a challenge to get cows out to grass, but in other...
