Dairy
As the last of the cows calve down, identifying any high cell count ones will be critical in the lead-up to the breeding season.
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...
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As farmers gear up for the busy calving season ahead, many may be considering once-a-day (OAD)...
As winter milking is already a costly system, keeping the somatic cell count (SCC) down is crucial...
Many farmers may be wondering whether it is worth considering the move to once-a-day (OAD) milking for some time before drying off the herd
Over the coming weeks, farmers will be using milk recording data to decide which cows to need to be dried off first
Somatic cell count (SCC) can often start to rise in the few months of the lactation due to harsher weather, difficult grazing conditions...
As farms quieten down between the first and second cut of silage, you should be looking into servicing your milking machine and bulk tank.
Most cows will be served by now, meaning that the pit of the parlour will be where most time is spent over the next few weeks.
We are now approaching mid-lactation and things will begin to ease off, though cell counts and problem cows need to be identified.
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.
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a Californian milk test...
The year is almost behind us, and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should...
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final...
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.
As we are now into the thick of autumn calving, it’s important to be considerate of keeping your...
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
Drying off should be relatively straightforward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven’t...
