Dairy Technical
Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
Dairy Technical
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
Dairy Technical
Getting calf health right on farm is a key pillar to having a successful calving season, with it having a...
Dairy Technical
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze, so...
Dairy Technical
Spring-calving cows are now entering the final months of their lactation and are in the process of winding down production....
Dairy Technical
Feeding calves on dairy farms takes a lot of work, especially on spring-calving farms where a lot of calves are...
Dairy Technical
As many farmers are heading into the final couple of months of the lactation with 2023 spring-calving herds, now is...
Dairy Technical
Feeder calibration is a job that on many dairy farms, was probably overlooked, but increased costs have made it important...
Dairy Technical
Farm roadways have a vital role to play on grass-based dairy farms because well designed and laid out roadways allow...
Dairy Technical
The second rotation is getting underway on many farms across the country, with grazing conditions improving for many. Back in...
Dairy Technical
The number of calf registrations to beef dams is down 14,509 this year when compared to the same period in...
Dairy Technical
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 29) with 580 calves on offer at the Model County...
Dairy Technical
There were 1,370 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 27), with a strong trade in...
Dairy Technical
Total calf registrations have reached 1,232,414 head for the year to date, which is 12,392 calves ahead of the same...
Dairy News
Total calf registrations for 2023 have reached 988,000 head, based on the latest updated from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
Dairy Technical
During the early stages of lactation it is important that you monitor the body condition score (BCS) of freshly calved...
Dairy Technical
A displaced abomasum (DA) is unfortunately a common reason for a vet to preform surgery on a farm during the calving...
Dairy Technical
Farms that began calving cows in mid- to late-January may now need to start disbudding some of the older calves...
Dairy Technical
The 2023 spring-grazing season has gotten off to an expectational start, with the majority of dairy farms able to get...