Dairy Technical
Monitoring target weights in heifer calves
As the breeding season is well underway on farms it is important not to forget heifer calves, and that their...
Heifer Rearing
Dairy Technical
Are your heifers achieving their target weights?
September and October are crucial times of the year for heifer rearing on dairy farms. You should now determine if...
Dairy
Reducing calving age linked to 13% increase in lifetime dairy cow performance
Northern Ireland farmers are costing themselves thousands in additional heifer rearing costs by calving on average four and a half...
Dairy Technical
Are your heifers achieving their targets?
One of the biggest causes of heifers not going in-calf is due to them failing to reach target weights throughout...
Dairy Technical
Getting your dairy heifer calves to target weight
The heifer of today will be the cow of tomorrow, but the considerable time lag between birth and first calving,...
Dairy Technical
Avoiding stress on replacement heifers at weaning
Poor conception rates in replacement heifers are often due to heifers being underweight by the start of the breeding season....
Dairy
Calving at 24 months for optimum economic and lifetime performance
In order to maintain dairy herd size and performance, it is necessary to have a good supply of quality heifers...
Dairy
New research reveals what the optimum age at first calving is
There are many different opinions out there on what the age at first calving should or shouldn’t be. Although the...
Dairy
'Farmers need to look at how many dairy-bred heifers they need on their farm'
“We think that once dairy farmers have bred the replacement heifers that they need, they can go on to use...
Dairy
The essential components of a contract rearing contract
Contract rearing is an up and coming epidemic within the agricultural industry. A vital part of entering into a contract...
Dairy
'Heifer rearing is a hidden cost on many dairy farms'
Heifer rearing is a significant cost of dairy production, but there is a fine balance between controlling rearing costs and...