Dairy
Herd genotyping most 'obvious' measure for calf welfare - Lakeland
Herd genotyping is one of the “most obvious” ways that dairy farms in Ireland can ensure optimum calf welfare, particularly...
dairy bull calves
Dairy
Teagasc farms explore option of contract rearing for their own male dairy calves
Last year, Teagasc opted to contract rear male calves – up to weaning – on Shinagh Dairy Farm in Bandon, Co....
Dairy
Dairy bull calf crisis: Will sexed semen be the answer?
As this year’s dairy bull calf crisis starts to wind down, dairy farmers begin their search for answers to the...
Beef
Where will the deluge of dairy bull calves go this spring?
With calving season just around the corner, concerns are mounting that calf rings in marts will soon swell with dairy...
Agri-Business
British forum sets precedent for Irish calf export reduction
While calf exports increased more than 460% in the first six weeks of 2016, a six-year welfare-based programme in Britain...
Dairy
Dairy bull calves better shot than exported or mistreated, says animal welfare group
It is better to promptly and humanely slaughter unwanted dairy bull calves born this spring than for them to be...