Dairy
Autumn calving: Transition cow management is crucial
Transition cow management has got to be of a high standard, and as many autumn calving herds have started calving...
Cow Health
Dairy
App created to manage cows' dietary needs showcased at NPC
At the National Ploughing Championships (NPC) 2024, a business that is set to launch its service in January, 2025, showcased...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
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...
Dairy Technical
The importance of investigating abortions in cattle
Abortions are not an uncommon occurrence to see in spring-calving herds, but all cases should be investigated to determine the...
Dairy Technical
Cow-calf contact: Is leaving calves with dairy cows an option?
A stand at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day outlined some results from trials investigating the impact of two different cow-calf...
Dairy Technical
Displaced abomasum: What to look out for
A displaced abomasum (DA) is unfortunately a common reason for a vet to preform surgery on a farm during the calving...
Dairy Technical
Impact of a retained placenta in dairy cows
A retained placenta is when a cow or heifer fails to expel their afterbirth within 24 hours post-parturition. In some...
Dairy Technical
Adjusting mineral supplementation as growth returns
Mineral supplementation for cows is important to ensure they remain healthy during their lactation and are able to achieve maximum...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy Technical
Could your cows be deficient in phosphorus?
Phosphorus (P) deficiency can be exacerbate by a dry/cold spell in April according to Dr. Joe Patton a dairy specialist...
Dairy
Identifying 'dirty cows' to boost fertility performance
‘Dirty cows’ or cows with metritis have become a major cause of poor reproductive performance in many dairy herds. Metritis...
Dairy
Don't forget to monitor BSC post calving
Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future....
Dairy
Milk fever: Disease associated with calving that farmers will be trying to avoid
With calving having already started on some farms and it being just around the corner on many other dairy farms,...
Dairy
Reducing the spread of Johne’s disease
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle, which can have a negative economic impact on farms. With calving gathering...
Dairy
Mastitis in dairy cows: Causes and prevention
Mastitis is the most economically challenging disease on a dairy farm, with freshly-calved cows and heifers the most susceptible to...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Dairy
Preventing mastitis in early lactation
Mastitis is the most economically challenging disease on a dairy farm, it causes the swelling of the cow’s udder tissue...
Dairy
What is Johne's disease?
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is currently no cure. Johne’s is...
Dairy
'Farmers need to be proactive about lameness'
Lameness is the number one welfare issue on dairy farms and a lame cow could “cost you up to €300/cow/year”....
Dairy
'3% higher culling rate from such a small disease'
Last week, at a breeding event held by MSD Animal Health in Teagasc Moorepark, Cara Sheridan – a technical adviser...