Dairy
High submission & conception rates needed for six-week in-calf rate
With a number of farmers having already started their breeding season, and many more following suit in the next few...
breeding season
Dairy
Do milk urea levels have an affect on the herd’s fertility?
As the breeding season edges closer, it is no harm to understand the impact of milk urea levels on the...
Dairy
Lameness: Cannot afford to have too many cases ahead of breeding
As we enter into the final few weeks before the breeding season, it is crucial that cases of lameness are...
N.Ireland
Preparing the stock bull for breeding season
Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a...
Dairy
Lameness issues need to be a focus as breeding approaches
Cows on the vast majority of farms have spent much longer in the shed than was expected by most, which...
Dairy
Does a synchronisation programme have a place on your farm?
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
Dairy
Does a synchronisation programme have a place on your farm?
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
N.Ireland
Important to maintain intakes as breeding season approaches
The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On...
Dairy
Breeding: Time to start preparation for 2024 season
As the breeding season approaches on farms, it is important that you begin preparations and ensure that everything is ready...
Dairy
Breeding season: What is the potential impact of a retained placenta?
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
N.Ireland
Keeping lameness under control ahead of breeding
Lameness is an ongoing issue on many dairy farms. Despite control measures, cases will still occur. It is much later...
N.Ireland
Breeding season: Time to pull the bull
All good things must come to an end, so it is now time to pull the bull and end the...
N.Ireland
Breeding season: Generating replacement heifers
In recent years, due to expansion and the end of quotas, herd size on farms has stabilised. Because of this,...
N.Ireland
What weight should my ewe lambs be at breeding time?
Like every other year, the last few weeks have seen sheep farmers very active and keen to get a hold...
Dairy
Is your stock bull fit for purpose?
Most spring-calving dairy herds typically start breeding in early May, so by now most farmers should have completed four weeks...
N.Ireland
What can I do to tighten up the lambing period?
A compact lambing period is what many sheep farmers strive for every year; however, in some cases, it is sometimes...
Dairy
Time to put a plan in place for the breeding season…if you haven’t done so already
By now, the breeding season will have kicked off on many dairy farms across the country. So if you haven’t,...
Dairy
What are my options when it comes to heat detection?
Preparations for the breeding season are more than likely underway on many dairy farms across the country. Over the coming...
