Dairy
Once calves turn four weeks old, it may be worth farmers considering the move to once-a-day (OAD) feeding as a time saver.
It is a pleasing sight to see some sun this week, however, with it is some cold weather which increases the risk of pneumonia in calves.
Agriland caught up with Conor Hogan in Teagasc Moorepark to hear his top tips on labour management this spring.
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Agriland caught up with Conor Hogan in Teagasc Moorepark to hear his top tips on labour...
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Before most people even hit their snooze button, the hum of the milking parlour echoes through the morning silence as milking begins.
Farms that have been calving since late January should be thinking about scheduling their first milk recording of the spring soon.
With a lot of farmers entering their third week of calving, there will be an increasing risk of mastitis building on farm.
With plenty of calves now on the ground, farmers will be focusing on health issues such as abomasal bloat.
With pens quickly filling with calves, it is important to remember how important of a role water plays in their diet.
As milk prices bottom out for spring calving, many farmers will not be feeding milk replacer, but is it worth feeding waste milk instead?
With spring calving underway, farmers should be considering the best practices to put in place when trying to prevent scour in calves.
With the calving season well and truly underway, farmers should be looking at ways of reducing their workload.
Retained cleanings can cause big issues on dairy farms during spring calving and their knock-on effects can be very costly.
As cows begin calving down this spring, farmers may have to deal with the odd displaced abomasum (DA) post calving.
Agriland caught up with Teagasc farm buildings and infrastructure specialist, Tom Fallon to...
Agriland caught up with Teagasc farm buildings and infrastructure specialist, Tom Fallon to see what the ideal calf shed entails.
As the hectic calving season kicks off, farmers need to be careful not to let the SCC in their bulk tanks get out of hand.
Agriland visited Marie-Louise Ryan, a vet working out of Mulcair vets in Cappamore, Co....
Agriland visited Marie-Louise Ryan, a vet working out of Mulcair vets in Cappamore, Co. Limerick to hear her top tips ahead of calving.
As sheds begin to quickly fill up over the next two weeks as calves hit the ground, farmers need to be on the look out for pneumonia.
The risk of milk fever (hypocalcemia) and other metabolic issues will be on the rise as calving kicks off.
As the calving season kicks of for many farms, managing the concern that is negative energy balances in freshly calved cows is crucial.
