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...
Autumn-Calving
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases
Milk fever is unfortunately an issue that will likely have to be dealt with on farms calving cows this autumn....
Dairy
Winter milk: Grouping cows for greater feed efficiency
Having good feed efficiency within winter milk systems is vital for a margin to be achieved on milk produced during...
Dairy
Autumn-calving: Dealing with scour in calves
Calving is underway on autumn-calving or winter milk herds and as a consequence, there will be issues with calf health...
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Getting ready for calves
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on many dairy farms in the coming days and weeks. With the calving...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Weaning autumn-born calves
Spring is just around the corner and now is a good time to begin the weaning of autumn-born calves, to...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Managing freshly calved cows
Autumn-calving cows are now in the period between calving and breeding, so good management of them at this time of...
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Best practice for stomach tubing
Stomach tubing is the most effective way of ensuring a calf receives adequate and high quality colostrum shortly after birth....
Dairy
September’s to do list: Selecting sires, fodder budget and grass
Summer has come to an end, we have now entered September and autumn has begun. Now is a good time...
Dairy
Autumn-calving: Preparing for calves on your farm
The autumn-calving season is due to kick off on dairy farms in the coming days and weeks, as farmers gear...
Dairy
Time to start thinking about drying off autumn-calving cows
Autumn-calving cows are approaching the end of their lactations and are now at the point where farmers may be considering...
Dairy
Body condition scoring in autumn-calving cows
While spring-calving herds are mid-way through their milk production season, most autumn-calving herds are approaching the end of theirs. Cows...
Beef
Do you know the ideal condition score for autumn calvers?
With 20% of Irish suckler farms calving in autumn, these farmers should be preparing for new calves to arrive from...
