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Are your heifers achieving their target weights?

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...

September 24, 2021
Monitoring live-weight of dairy heifers

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...

June 6, 2021
Getting your dairy heifer calves to target weight

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,...

May 1, 2021
As the calving season winds down, here are some jobs to tick off your to-do list

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...

March 11, 2021
Feeding weanling dairy heifers during the winter months

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...

December 13, 2020
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