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Scanning

Will you be scanning or milk pregnancy testing?

Dairy

11 months ago

Will you be scanning or milk pregnancy testing?

As the 2025 breeding season wraps up, many farmers will be eager to pinpoint which cows are in calf and which are not, culling any empties

Making a start on scanning autumn-calvers

Beef

5 years ago

Making a start on scanning autumn-calvers

As we enter the first week of spring, it is time for farmers that are operating an autumn-calving...

Pre-lambing checklist: How to make life easier come lambing time

N.Ireland

6 years ago

Pre-lambing checklist: How to make life easier come lambing time

With the lambing season fast approaching for many mid-season flocks, now is the time to make sure...

What are my options when it comes to empty ewes?

Sheep

6 years ago

What are my options when it comes to empty ewes?

As we edge closer to the lambing season, the next job for many farmers across the country will be...

The root of disappointing scan results revealed

Dairy

7 years ago

The root of disappointing scan results revealed

Embryo deaths due to twinning, along with the dry cow - fresh cow transition, are the two main...

Sheep

9 years ago

Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016

There has been a significant increase in scanning statistics for March lambing flocks, according to livestock scanner David Claffey.

Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016

Dairy

9 years ago

Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills

The percentage of barren cows in a herd at the end of the year has fallen to between 6-7% in the last few years, according to Dan Duignan.

Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills

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