Dairy
The latest ICBF calving reports have been released and farmers can benchmark the fertility of their herd against both the average and top 10%
A lot of autumn calving herds will begin calving around the middle of September or start of October and having everything ready in advance...
The spring calving period is underway and as more cows begin to calve down, the amount of colostrum left over will increase.
Calf sales have become more frequent across the county as we have got into the thick of the calving season which means preparation to...
We are only days away until calving starts which means many cows are in transition periods where the risk of mastitis increases drastically.
As we get closer to calving, preparation is in full swing and although farmers' opinions differ in relation to the quantity of milk fed...
The HSA is set to launch a new two-week farm safety inspection campaign to highlight the dangers of handling livestock during calving season.
Many cows have already kicked off the calving season as their are a number of calves born across the country in the last week and good...
It can be argued that lameness is one of the main animal health and welfare issues on dairy farms and now that the busy calving season is...
The year is just about behind us now and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should develop a herd health plan...
We are nearing the end of December already and it won't be long until the calving season kicks off all over again, and farmers needs to....
You may think that it is too early to think about calves, even for winter milking herds, but preparation for autumn calving should begin now
As we enter into the latter stages of the breeding season for spring calving herds, it is vitally important to pick up any repeats in order..
Dairy Technical
The total number of calf registrations on Irish farms has reached 1,477,133 head for the year-to-date based on the latest data from ICBF.
The calving season continues on most dairy farms, but it is important to start preparing for the breeding season.
For most the calving season has been ongoing for the at least three weeks, with most having a large number of calves now being on the ground.
Fat cows are something that need to be closely monitored, with these cows being 'high risk' for issues around calving.
With the calving season now underway on farms, it is important that safety around calving is to fore of everyone's minds.
Shortly after calving is a high risk period forEacherichia coli (E. coli) mastitis, which is commonly associated with severe toxic mastitis.
Ensuring that there is adequate feed space and cubicles is going to be vital over the next few weeks on dairy farms...
With the calving season now underway on the majority of dairy farms accross the country, the importance of good hygiene during calving is...
Agriland has learned some of the countries main calf exporters are considering the feasibility of flying calves to markets in Europe.
Late night calving are a common occurrence during the calving season, but is there a way to reduce the number of cows calving at night.
