Dairy
Once calves turn four weeks-of-age, it may be worth farmers considering the move to once-a-day (OAD) feeding.
N.Ireland
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 a role water plays in their diet.
With spring calving underway, farmers should be considering the best practices to put in place when trying to prevent scour in calves.
Retained cleanings can cause big issues on dairy farms during spring calving, and their knock-on effects can be very costly.
The risk of milk fever (hypocalcemia) and other metabolic issues will be on the rise as calving kicks off.
As the calving season kicks off for many farms across the country, managing negative energy balances (NEB) in freshly calved cows is crucial.
With calving fast approaching and even having started on some farms, the risk of cows contracting...
As the calving season rapidly approaches, preparations must begin to ensure calves get the quality colostrum that they need.
Over the next two months, while the herd is dry, farmers should consider training heifers in the parlour to reduce their stress later.
BCS the herd now and throughout the winter is crucial for a successful dry period and to ensure calving goes smoothly next spring.
Beef
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research has highlighted the role that livestock production plays within a circular economy
With so much going on in the parlour between looking after the freshly calved cows, feeding...
A good milking routine is important for early stages of a cow’s lactation, with infectious pressures very high as they start calving down.
The majority of the herd will now have calves on the ground which means the risk of calf scour in the calf shed increases.
It can be argued that lameness is one of the main animal health and welfare issues on dairy farms,...
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a Californian milk test...
Now that we have entered 2025 and the Christmas period is beyond us, farmers will be thinking about...
As the Christmas period continues on, it is important to be critiquing your dry cow management and...
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off...
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to slow down in milk production...
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be time to start...
Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now...
