Dairy
The priority turns to scanning your cows as soon as possible to allow for prompt decision making after the breeding season...
As the breeding season wraps up, many farmers will be eager to pinpoint which cows are in calf and which are not, culling any empties.
Winter feed supply may look scarce on many farms as grass growth has been far from good throughout the summer months due to the lower than...
As the breeding season is wrapped up for over a month now , the priority turns to scanning your cows as soon as possible to allow for prompt..
Sheep
Scanning ewes will be very much on the to-do list for mid-season lambing flocks as the new year approaches.
Dairy Technical
The breeding season the majority of dairy farms has come to a close and now it is time to determine how successful it has been.
The production season for autumn-calving cows is at the tail end of the lactation and now is a good time to assess how breeding went.
As the spring-calving season kicks off on farms it is important to keep records of your cows and calves to be retained as replacements.
There has been as much as a 20-25% drop off in the number of flocks early lambing this year, according to Kieran McGee.
The delayed turnout of rams is set to see many flocks scanning date to be pushed out by at least a fortnight.
The breeding season on the majority of autumn-calving dairy herds will be starting in early January of 2023.
The focus on autumn-calving herds is now moving towards the breeding season, as the number of calves being born reduces.
Many parts of the country had some level of rainfall in the last few days, as farms were really felling the pinch of reduced grass growth.
With scanning well underway for mid-season lambing flocks, Agriland caught up with bovine ultrasound technician, Kieran McGee to see what is happening on the ground.
The focus on many autumn-calving herds is moving from the calving season to the impending breeding season.
Beef
It is time for farmers that are operating an autumn-calving system to be reviewing the success of their breeding season during the winter.
"There has definitely been an increase in the number of farmers going down the route of lambing ewes earlier this year."
Clare native, Enda Kearney, has been a busy man ever since the scanning season kicked off for him in mid August.
With the lambing season fast approaching for many mid-season flocks, now is the time to make sure you have everything in place.
As we edge closer to the lambing season, the next job for many farmers across the country will be to scan their ewes.
Embryo deaths due to twinning, along with the dry cow, fresh cow transition, are the two main causes of poor scan results seen in herds.
Many farmers have just completed pregnancy diagnosis scanning on their farms. For farmers who have yet to do so, it's sure to be on the agenda in the coming weeks
Here John Mcaloon, a veterinary practitioner, takes a look at the benefits of early scanning on suckler farms.
