Dairy
As the days get shorter, we will experience a drop in grass growth and dry matter (DM), resulting in lowered yields.
It's hectic at this time of year with cow's calving and calves needing attention which can cause an increase in thermoduric counts.
Many cows have already kicked off the calving season as their are a number of calves born across the country in the last week and good...
Now that we are into 2025 and the Christmas period is beyond us, farmers will be thinking about the upcoming spring calving season...
The year is just about behind us now and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should develop a herd health plan...
A big issue on many farms is heifers calving down and having heifer mastitis or in some scenarios having a blind quarter which can 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...
It is not always the easiest to control your somatic cell count (SCC) in the early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly...
There are plenty of calves on the ground for the herds that milking cows cows over the winter months, and a calf scour is always a call for...
Sheep
While it is not possible to keep every lamb alive, there are measures farmers can take to reduce mortality rates at lambing.
Dairy Technical
Dirty cubicles could be a sign that the brisket boards within your cubicle shed could be incorrectly positioned.
Keeping on top of hygiene standards within the calf shed this autumn is vital to ensure that calf health remains high and sickness low.
As we move into November planning must get underway for drying-off cows and ensuring that you have all the required equipment.
Maintaining a high level of hygiene in calf sheds is important in order to keep calves healthy and reduce the amount of sickness on the farm.
The autumn-calving season is well underway on farms, with many farms moving into the twilight of the calving season.
The drying-off of autumn-calving cows has startedon farms, with this being the beginning of the next lactation for cows.
The spring-caving season is kicking off on farms, during the calving season maintaining hygiene levels is important to prevent disease.
It is important to get on top of somatic cell count issues before they get out of hand, infections spread to other healthy animals.
Rural Life
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has issued guidance to its members amid Covid-19 level 5 restrictions.
Video
How-to carry out good hygiene practices in the lambing shed, with Agriland’s Michael Geary
As we edge closer to the mid-season lambing season, now is the time for farmers to stock up on essential supplies.
