Dairy
As we drift away from peak milk production, it is important to remember the role of hygiene and efficiency in the parlour.
Keeping mastitis out of the herd is crucial at this stage, as a lot of cows will be nearing peak milk production.
With calving fast approaching and even having started on some farms, the risk of cows contracting...
As the 2025 season comes to an end, it is worth considering developing a herd health plan for 2026 to see where things can be improved.
As winter milking is already a costly system, keeping the somatic cell count (SCC) down is crucial...
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Mastitis is considered to be one of the most costly diseases in dairy, with farmers continuously working to prevent the scourge...
We are now approaching mid-lactation and things will begin to ease off, though cell counts and problem cows need to be identified.
Without collecting a milk sample, it is impossible to tell which bacteria are responsible for mastitis infections.
Many herds will be in the latter end of the calving season, and high cell count cows need to be identified as peak milk production arrives.
We are now coming towards the end of the calving season, which means the milking routine can become...
A good milking routine is important for early stages of a cow’s lactation, with infectious pressures very high as they start calving down.
Retained cleanings is also known as retained fetal membrane or retained placenta and occurs when...
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a Californian milk test...
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in...
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final...
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive...
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important...
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
Controlling SCC is not always easy during early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly when you are milking cows off cubicles.
Cows are coming in for winter housing and grazing 2024 is finishing up, which means the next job on the list is drying off the cows in time
We are now entering the final few weeks of the grazing season, and hygiene must be front and centre as many cows are in by night and will...
Drying off should be relatively straightforward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven’t...
Farmers should now place a particular emphasis on tail clipping and shaving udders as we enter into the housing period and get closer...
