Dairy
Do you know how much high SCC is costing you?
If your somatic cell count (SCC) is beginning to creep up at this time of the year, it should not...
problem cows
Dairy
Identifying problem cows during the mid-lactation
Reviewing herd performance and identifying problem cows is now essential as farmers approach the mid-lactation stage. There is now a...
Dairy Technical
Time to start looking at problem cows
Problem cows are present in every herd. Although many try to remove them, they continue to appear. Farms are now...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: Assessing the first three weeks
The majority of spring-calving herds have now passed week three of the breeding season and are at a good time...
Dairy Technical
Time to move problem cows on from herd
As cows enter into the final stages of lactation it is time to start looking at moving problem cows on...
Dairy Technical
Using milk recording reports to identify problem cows
Milk recording is important in order to identify superior cows who are producing high levels of solids, and to identify...
Dairy
Thoughts now turn to dairy breeding season
As the calving season begins to quieten down on many farms across the country, focus now turns to getting prepared...