Rural Life
Video: This is a calving with a difference!
Calving has begun on many farms across the country and there are plenty of videos on social media of happy...
Calving
Beef
How to get good quality colostrum and how soon it should be fed
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
Beef
How to vaccinate spring-calving suckler herds
Vaccines can be a vital tool for controlling infectious diseases but it is important to remember that they are only one element...
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Good grass year in 2014 leads to increase in suckler cow caesareans
Vets in the west have confirmed a significant increase in the number of caesarean sections they are carrying out on...
Beef
Cows calving causes inter-county career break
Laois footballer Padraig McMahon has left the inter-county panel for an unknown amount of time due to the pressures of running...
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Minimising the risks of introducing a trojan animal
The safest approach in protecting a cattle herd from a trojan animal is to not introduce pregnant animals to the herd,...
