Beef
A 922kg Charolais cull cow sold for €3,000 while a Charolais stock bull over a tonne weight sold for €3,080 at two separate cattle sales...
Dairy
You may think that it is too early to think about calves, even for winter milking herds, but preparation for autumn calving should begin now
Balla Livestock Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, May 11, with what was describes by mart...
With Irish temperatures reaching heatwave levels in some areas, fly numbers will increase the threat of summer mastitis.
Dairy Technical
Summer mastitis is usually seen in dry cows and heifers during the summer months from late June to mid-September, it is caused by a combination of bacteria.
Ballymahon Mart’s weekly cattle sale took place on Thursday last. A mixture of farmers and feedlot buyers competed for cattle at the sale.
Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly cattle sale took place on Tuesday last (February 13). The sale kicked off at 11.30am.
Dry cows must be provided with total comfort throughout at all times, so as to ensure a successful calving and entry into the milking group
