Dairy
Completing two milk recordings in autumn is the aim and is not always possible and so at least one milk recording should be carried out to...
It still seems very early to talk about drying off but the more preparation that goes into it, the more successful it will be and that...
At this stage of the lactation, as things quieten down, body condition scoring your herd should begin to commence.
Heading towards the latter end of July, for the autumn calving cows this indicates the final stages of the lactation and drying off...
With drying off for autumn calving herds set to take place in the next couple of weeks, the body condition score (BCS) of your herd will...
Dairy Technical
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off.
As we enter into January and into a new year, the transition period for your cows will need to be managed as cows are going to be...
For a lot of spring calving herds, most of the herd has been dried off by now and for farmers who are drying off the last few in the coming...
As cows are getting dried off, it is recommended that your cows undergo a routine hoof inspection and trimming to prevent lameness and body...
With milk price constantly on the rise, the temptation for farmers may be to avoid drying off the late calvers and milk them on through...
Many farmers have started drying off first lactation cows and cows that have a poor body condition score and with the majority of cows...
Cows are coming in for winter housing and grazing 2024 is finishing up which means the next job on the list is drying off the cows in time...
Drying off for a number of first lactation cows and thin cows should be only a matter of days away and milk culturing should be carried out...
It is essential to get yourself off to the best possible start for 2025, and the dairy advice is that the preparation for a good start to...
Drying off should be relatively straight forward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven't got your homework done on your cows...
A lot of farmers keep tails well clipped during the cows lactation, but it is important to put a particular emphasis on tail clipping and...
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are slowly beginning to slow down in milk...
Providing cows with a dry period is vital, to allow them to regenerate udder tissue after completing a lactation.
Dairy News
Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company, has completed a...
The drying off of cows has begun on many farms, with almost all herds due to begin the process in the coming days/weeks.
Clipping tails of cows takes place on most dairy farm as a way of controlling contaminants from entering the milk tank.
The dry period can be a high-risk time for picking up mastitis-causing infections, which often present early in the subsequent lactation.
Ahead of drying off, it is important you determine the body condition score (BCS) of your spring-calving cows.
