Dairy Technical
Calf registrations from dairy dams fall by 100,000 to date
The latest data for calf registrations from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) shows that the number of calves registered...
Calving 2024
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Ensuring you get the best prices for your calves this spring
On many dairy farms, calves are sold-off farm starting from around two-weeks-of-age, so presenting them in good health is important....
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
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Calf registrations surplus 300,000 for 2024
Calf registrations have now reached 314,424 head for 2024, with 96,628 registered in the last week based on Irish Cattle...
Dairy Technical
Keep an eye on the signs of a displaced abomasum
A displaced abomasum is not an uncommon occurrence during the calving season on dairy farms, and will present itself in...
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Grazing begins in drier parts of the country
In many parts of the country, it is remaining a challenge to get cows out to grass, but in other...
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Preventing abomasal bloat in young calves
Occasionally, abomasal bloat will be an issue on farms – with clostridium bacteria or lactic acid usually to blame for...
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Continental calves a strong trade at Carrigallen Mart
Carrigallen Mart hosted its weekly calf sale on Saturday, February 10, with a total of 90 calves and runners on...
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Keeping safety at the forefront this calving season
With the calving season now underway on farms, it is important to ensure that safety is at the forefront of...
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Dairy advice: Introducing starter ration to calves
Ensuring that calves have access to a high quality ration or concentrates is important during the early stages of life....
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Keeping E. coli mastitis at bay in freshly-calved cows
Shortly after calving is a high risk period for Eacherichia coli (E. coli) mastitis, which is commonly associated with severe toxic...
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Dairy advice: Feed space and cubicle beds standards
Ensuring that there is adequate feed space and cubicles is going to be vital over the next few weeks on...
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Scour control as calving gets underway for 2024
Scour is going to be an issue on farms during this spring, meaning that a plan needs to be in...
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Dairy advice: Dry matter allocation for cows post calving
Shortly after calving, most dairy farms will be hoping that they can start turning cows out to grass, but what...
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Using OAD milking in early lactation
Once-a-day (OAD) milking during early lactation is a viable option for many dairy farms, during a busy period of time...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
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Calf registration data shows slow start to 2024
The spring calving season is now underway, with data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) showing that there has...
Dairy Technical
Calving season: The importance of good hygiene
With the calving season now underway on the majority of dairy farms across the country, the importance of good hygiene...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Have you reviewed your herd health plan?
With calving due to get underway on dairy farms in the coming days, one thing that should be put in...
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Calving season: Reducing the number of late night calvings
A compact calving season has it’s benefits and suits Ireland’s grass-based production system, but it does mean that the workload...