Dairy
Reminder: Scanning your cows has to be done now
As the breeding season is now wrapped up, the priority turns to scanning your cows as soon as possible to...
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Dairy
Should you be milk pregnancy testing or scanning your cows?
There is no doubt that milk pregnancy testing has grown in popularity on dairy farms across the country over the...
Beef
How soon after breeding can cows be scanned?
The breeding season has now drawn to a close on most spring-calving suckler and dairy herds across the country. Based...
Dairy Technical
Determining the success of your breeding season
With this year’s breeding season coming to an end, it is now time to determine how successful it has been....
Agri-Business
Video: Tyrone farmer cuts out the bookwork with Herdwatch
Farming in Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, Chris Johnston is a name that will ring a bell with many farmers in Northern...
Beef
Have you scanned your suckler herd yet?
As we enter October, it is not too late for suckler farmers operating a spring-calving system to review the success...
Dairy Technical
What should I do with my cull cows?
At this point of the lactation cycle, most farmers have their cows scanned to determine their pregnancy status – you...
Dairy Technical
Have you organised for your cows to be scanned?
Breeding 2021 has come to a conclusion on most spring-calving dairy herds, with the next task being to get cows...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: Determining its success
The 2021 breeding season is drawing to a close on the majority of spring-calving dairy herds so now is a...
Dairy Technical
Before introducing your bull, should you consider beef AI
Before you consider finishing with artificial insemination (AI), it is important to determine how many cows may not yet be...
Dairy Technical
Scanning cows that are not showing signs of heat
Farmers should be considering scanning cows that are yet to show signs of heat. If the cow is not a...
Dairy
Video: Scanning a 139-cow herd in Co. Clare
The month of September usually marks the time when the bulk of farmers get their cows scanned and finally find...
Dairy
Have you cows not showing signs of heat? If so, get them checked out
At this stage, many dairy farms will be two-to-three weeks into the breeding season. Therefore, by now, a large proportion...