Dairy Technical
Have you checked that your yearling heifers are still on target?
The focus on dairy farms is primarily on calving, but it is important not to forget about your yearling replacement...
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Dairy Technical
Are your heifers achieving their target weights?
September and October are crucial times of the year for heifer rearing on dairy farms. You should now determine if...
Dairy Technical
Monitoring live-weight of dairy heifers
It is important to establish and monitor live-weight of young stock; weighing should be carried out every two months and...
Dairy Technical
Getting your dairy heifer calves to target weight
The heifer of today will be the cow of tomorrow, but the considerable time lag between birth and first calving,...
Dairy
As the calving season winds down, here are some jobs to tick off your to-do list
We are coming close to the finish line on many spring-calving dairy farms, as the calving season begins to wind...
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Feeding weanling dairy heifers during the winter months
Dairy heifers on many farms will have been housed for a number of weeks, and will have settled into their...