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Charolais cull cow and bull clears €3,000 at separate sales
A 922kg Charolais cull cow sold for €3,000 while a Charolais stock bull over a tonne weight sold for €3,080...
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A 922kg Charolais cull cow sold for €3,000 while a Charolais stock bull over a tonne weight sold for €3,080...
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This time of year sees many spring-calving suckler and dairy herds in the market for a new stock bull, and...
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Over the past decade, the Irish dairy sector has experienced significant growth in herd size and milk production. As demand...
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Breeding season has kicked off on many farms, and with that farmers using a stock bull are reminded to monitor...
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The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) is urging farmers to ensure they genotype or only purchase genotyped bulls if applying...
Dairy Technical
It is now time for the breeding of cows and heifers on Irish dairy farms to come to an end...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season on many farms is coming to a close and the majority of cows and heifers should now...
Dairy Technical
Over the next couple of weeks of the breeding season, the stock bull or bulls will start to be turned...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season is underway on dairy farms, which means that the workload on farms has once again increased for...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season has started on most dairy farms, with artificial insemination (AI) being the choice for most at this...
Dairy Technical
A stockbull or stockbulls have a vital role to play on many dairy farms during the breeding season, although on...
Dairy Technical
Bull safety is a huge concern during the breeding season when the stockbull is out running with the cows. However,...
Dairy Technical
Most spring-calving herds are in week five of the 2022 breeding season, with many farmers about to turn out the...
Dairy Technical
Although the use of artificial insemination (AI) has increased, there is still a place for a stockbull on many farms....
Dairy Technical
Before you consider finishing with artificial insemination (AI), it is important to determine how many cows may not yet be...
Dairy Technical
Most spring-calving dairy herds typically start breeding in early May, so by now most farmers should have completed four weeks...
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With the breeding season in motion on spring calving suckler herds, it is important to keep an eye on the...
Dairy Technical
If you are considering purchasing a stock or a vasectomised bull for this year’s breeding season, now is the time...
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Buying a new stock bull can be both an enjoyable and stressful experience for suckler farmers. In one way, new...