Dairy
Disbudding calves is one job no farmer enjoys doing which is why many farmers opt for an Aberdeen Angus bull or a polled Hereford bull...
Dealing with painful procedures for calves such as disbudding and castration was one of the topics of discussion at a CalfCare event in...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal cauterisation is only legal method in Ireland.
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms and should be completed before calves get too big.
The once-a-day (OAD) feeding of calves offers a number of benefits to dairy farmers during the spring, when the workload on farms is high.
Farms that began calving cows in mid or late January may now need to start disbudding some of the older calves on the farm.
The disbudding of calves should be completed when the horn is still in the development stage, as the buds are not yet attached to the skull.
Beef
Calves should be disbudded while horn development is at the horn bud stage, this is significantly less stressful than dehorning older cattle.
