Dairy
We are now approaching the mid lactation and things will begin to die off as less cows are getting served and so cell counts and problem...
Dairy Technical
The use of a post-milking teat disinfectant is an important step in preventing mastitis and cell count issues within a herd.
Milk recording is vital tool in the arsenal of dairy farmers for understanding and controlling cell counts on their farms.
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be placed on cell counts.
The milking routine on dairy farms is a vital process to get correct, any mistakes during this process can results in cell count issues...
The importance of milk recording is not lost on many dairy farms, but there is still a large number of farms were it is not regularly...
Milk quality advisor with Teagasc, Don Crowley, advised farmers to prioritise their freshly-calved cows, by "treating them hard, and.....
The California Mastitis test (CMT) potentially has an important role to play on your farm this spring for controlling cell counts.............
Your in-calf heifer are just a over a month away from calving, but they are now in a high risk period for potential cases of heifer mastitis.
The drying-off of cows is ongoing on farms, with many farms now approaching the final few cows that are still milking.
Managing cell counts within herds can be a challenge at time, particularly in herds that are producing milk off cubicles.
The drying-off of cows has begun on some farms, while for other the first cows will go dry in the coming days.
Drying-off is going to be the next major event to occur on most dairy farms, but before this takes place there are a number of factors to consider
Ahead of the drying-off cows, which on many farms will begin later this month - it is a good idea to determine the bacteria
Most dairy farmers will wear gloves while milking, but by doing this do farmers really know the impact that this could be having on milk quality.
The focus for dairy farmers over the next couple of months should be on preparing for the drying-off of their spring-calving cows.
Teat disinfectant is used on the vast majority of Irish dairy farms, and is particularly vital...
The California Mastitis Test (CMT) could be a very useful tool for dairy farmers as we head into backend of the year.
The culling of cows from a herd is important to ensure that the herd continues to improve and poorer performing animals are removed.
Maintaining cell counts and milk quality on dairy farms needs to be a focus heading into the autumn months.
The milk recording of cows has a vital role to play on dairy farms, with it even more important with SDCT becoming common practice on farms.
A good wash routine has a vital role to play in ensuring that high quality milk is being supplied by dairy farmers to the coop.
Keeping on top of somatic cell counts (SCC) on farms can at times feel like a challenge, but it is a key part of supplying high-quality milk.
