Dairy
When visiting Joe and Kevin Doran's farm in Donadea, Co.Kildare, Agriland learned that a vital part of their farm operation and efforts in...
At this time of the year, it can be difficult to stay on top of lameness issues in your herd, as between breeding, grassland management...
Dairy Technical
Cows on the vast majority of farms have spent much longer in the shed than was expected by most,...
Lameness is often an issue that can be over looked during the calving period and undetected calves can offer become more serious due to this.
Lameness is an issues that occurs on all dairy farms, but many herds are more impacted by the issues than other for various reasons.
Lameness is an issue that is seen in all dairy production models, but grazing herds generally have different issues to housed herds.
To control, manage and treat infectious lameness on farms, footbathing of herds is required - especially during the housed period.
Farm roadways play a key role in grazing management on dairy farms so ensuring they are maintained to high level is important.
Lameness can be a major issue on many dairy farms, particularly if a minor case develops into a bigger issue.
Autumn has arrived on farms and just like spring, lameness is a common issue on farms at this time of the year.
