Dairy Technical
Calf registrations approach 1.5m for 2024
The total number of calf registrations on Irish farms has reached 1,477,133 head for the year-to-date based on the latest...
Calving 2024
Dairy Technical
Time to begin planning for the weaning of calves
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
Dairy News
Almost 450,000 calves genotyped so far this year - ICBF
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping...
Dairy Technical
Positive trend and outlook for calf trade in marts
The demand for strong, well-fed calves is continuing to grow, with the calf trade and sales in marts very much...
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
Farmers reminded of legal requirement when disbudding calves
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal cauterisation is the only...
Dairy Technical
Keeping milk fever at bay in later calving cows
As we progress further into March, the calving season continues, with the risk of milk fever within cows likely to...
Dairy Technical
Over 360,000 passports issued from genotyping programme
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week 11, with 367,037 passports issued from the programme to date. The...
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
Over 300,000 passports issued for calves in genotyping programme
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is in its 10th week, with over 300,000 passports now having been issued. In the...
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
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
Calf registrations rise to over 700,000 head to date
Calf registrations for 2024 have reached 707,825 head, with 112,150 calves being registered in the last week. The data from...
Dairy Technical
Turnaround time for genotyping programme increases to 13.3 days
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week nine, with close to 218,000 passports issued so far in 2024....
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
Continue to focus on hygiene this calving season
Calving season began roughly three-weeks-ago for the majority of farmers, with most having a large number of calves now on...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Monitor fat cows closely ahead of calving
Fat cows need to be closely monitored, as they are high risk for issues around calving. Over conditioned or ‘fat’...
Dairy Technical
The importance of monitoring body condition of cows post calving
After calving, cows should be closely monitored to ensure that excess body condition is not lost. Although a level of...