Agri-Business
Vaccine availability must be prioritised as the autumn season approaches, the Irish Creamery Milk...
Dairy
A preventative approach to herd health was the difference when it came to choosing which farmer was worthy of a new sustainability award...
ICOS has hit back at remarks made by the ICMSA president that "marts need to play their part" in restricting bovine tuberculosis (TB).
Jonathan Williams is milking a herd of Montbeliarde cows in Barnadown, Co. Wexford where a two robot system is proving worth while for...
Dairy Technical
Vaccinations play a important role on dairy farms and ahead of the breeding a number of boosters may be required.
Abortions are not an uncommon occurrence to see in spring-calving herds, but all cases should be investigated to determine the cause.
Johne's disease is something that many dairy farmers haven't had to deal with, but that doesn't mean it isn't present in their herd.
Ahead of the start of the spring-calving season starting on farms now is a good time to develop a herd health plan.
A herd health plan should be in place on all livestock farms. A healthy animal is more productive and no farmer likes treating sick animals.
Kildare-based company, Terra NutriTech has launched what it says is the world's first mobile...
During the recent AHV webinar, vet Robert Flahive spoke about what farmers and vets can expect with the coming changes to antibiotic usage.
Prevention is better than cure! vaccinations offer farmers a way of reducing the possibility of diseases affecting their herds.
Beef
Controlling these parasites is crucial, especially during the housing period in order to enable better animal performance.
Coming up to the spring-calving season, it is important that farmers offer the right minerals both pre-calving and post-calving.
The winter is drawing to an end and spring time on the horizon, it is time for suckler farmer to start thinking of their cows calving down.
AgriLand has compiled a list of things for dairy farmers to do, get and check to ensure that nothing is forgotten before housing.
Whether treating cattle with specific medicines for specific illnesses, farmers need to inject treatments with the right equipment.
Calving may be in full swing on many dairy farms, but the breeding season is only a matter of weeks away.
Neospora caninum is one of the most common causes of abortion in cattle in Ireland according to James O’Shaughnessy.
More online tools are now available to farmers to search and analyse information at herd health level, as part of the Beef HealthCheck Programme.
Glen South Farm finishes 1,200 cattle on an annual basis and since its formation herd health has played a key role in the business.
The health of the herd will be challenged during expansion which can either make or break the herd.
Effective nutrition, proper animal health and possible finishing practices will all be discussed at an upcoming Gain information evening.
