Dairy
Autumn milk output reported to be on the rise in Northern Ireland
Despite a return to more challenging market conditions, autumn milk output continues to increase in Northern Ireland. Semex regional manager,...
Autumn-Calving
Dairy
Autumn calving: Keeping SCC below 100
As winter milking is already a costly system, keeping the somatic cell count (SCC) down is crucial in order to...
Dairy
Prevent calf pneumonia now to boost long-term performance
With the autumn calving season well underway and pens quickly filling with calves, farmers must keep a keen eye out...
Beef
Water and concentrate feeding is key to calf rumen development
With autumn calving is well and truly underway, focusing on the rumen development of young calves is a crucial aspect...
Dairy
Ensuring adequate minerals & feed to drive winter milk performance
The first step to a successful winter milk herd is ensuring that mineral and feed are at optimum levels to...
Dairy
The influence of light on milk and colostrum production
With the evenings closing in, and autumn calving ready to start, farmers should be asking themselves: how much light should...
Dairy
Autumn calving: The importance of colostrum quality
Cows are beginning to calve on autumn calving farms and colostrum is going to be crucial for the calves’ start...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Preventing pneumonia ahead of calving
The next couple of weeks are crucial in getting prepared for the arrival of calves for autumn calving herds, for...
Dairy
Ensuring milk fever is not an issue for autumn calving cows
Milk fever (hypocalcemia) is a metabolic disorder where the cow’s blood calcium levels drop, typically within 24 hours after calving....
Beef
Tips for autumn-calving suckler farmers to keep in mind
Autumn calving may already have kicked off on some farms, but preparation will now be well underway for herds calving...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Body condition score cows ahead of drying off
With drying off for autumn calving herds set to take place in the next couple of weeks, the body condition...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Getting cows in good condition for breeding
We are now into the middle of November, which means that the start of the breeding season for the autumn...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Achieving 100 SCC in the first 100 days
As we are now into the thick of autumn calving, it’s important to be considerate of keeping your somatic cell...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Storing and reheating colostrum for calves
Autumn calving is well and truly underway and it is important that farmers are making sure that their calves are...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Looking after the freshly calved cow
Autumn calving is well underway for many autumn calving herds. Not only should you ensure that calves get the best...
N.Ireland
Autumn calving: Giving calves the best possible start
As we get closer to the start of calving for the autumn calving herds, farmers need to ensure that calves...
N.Ireland
Maximising winter milk performance in autumn calving cows
Securing optimal levels of winter milk performance in autumn calving cows requires a number of key management priorities to be...
Dairy
Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
