Dairy News
AHI announces 2023 CellCheck award winners
The Animal Health Ireland (AHI) 10th annual CellCheck awards took place last night (Thursday, November 9) in the Killashee Hotel,...
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AHI CellCheck Milking for Quality award winners named
The Animal Health Ireland (AHI) CellCheck awards took place yesterday evening (Thursday, November 10), at the Killashee House Hotel, Naas,...
Dairy Technical
Cellcheck: Using SDCT on 230-cow dairy farm
Farmers are beginning to plan for drying off cows, with many planning on using selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) for...
Dairy Technical
Mastitis control: Still plenty of room for improvement
At the recent farm walk at Rockwell farm, Michelle McGrath from Animal Health Ireland (AHI) spoke to the group of...
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'A vet won’t sign off a prescription for 100 tubes for 100 cows anymore'
With just three years before major changes to blanket antibiotic usage on dry cow therapy comes into effect, farmers have...
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CellCheck awards sees 'significant SCC improvements'
The CellCheck Milking For Quality Awards ceremony was held today (Thursday, November 29), in the Lyrath Hotel, Co. Kilkenny. An...
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Have you considered selective dry-cow therapy?
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the armoury of medications available to farmers when it comes to drying off...
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14 steps to get the best results at drying off
The steps taken by farmers when drying off cows can have a significant impact on mastitis levels during the dry...
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2 new categories added to CellCheck Milking for Quality awards
This year, two new categories have been added to the CellCheck Milking For Quality awards, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has...
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Dairy tip of the month: Detecting mastitis with the California Mastitis Test (CMT)
Detect subclinical mastitis quick and easy this spring in cows and first lactation animals before including their milk in the bulk...
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500 milk suppliers awarded by Cellcheck for low SCC
Some 500 milk suppliers were recently awarded by Cellcheck for having the lowest somatic cell count (SCC) for the previous...
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How to use the California Mastitis Test properly
CellCheck is advising dairy farmers to get to grips with the California Mastitis Test (CMT); a quick and easy cow-side test...