The warm weather over the past week or so, which has seen temperatures rise above 20º, has put considerable pressure...
June 2, 2020
Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure...
August 26, 2018
Dairy farmers are looking to increase cash flow in the spring time by getting the most value for their calves...
November 8, 2016
The phases of the moon have an affect on the time dairy cows give birth, according to a study by...
September 7, 2016
The size of the dairy herd in Britain has decreased by 2% over the past year, the biggest annual drop...
August 21, 2016
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
August 28, 2015
There was a significant number of late embryo deaths in pregnant dairy cows during the May period, according to Reproinfo’s...
August 7, 2015
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...
July 28, 2015
The number of dairy herds in Scotland has decreased to 982, down 19 in the six months to July 1,...
July 16, 2015
Heifer care is often overlooked when it comes to digital dermatitis management, experts say. Digital dermatitis often leads to lameness,...
July 11, 2015
Lungworm infection or hoose is one of the most important respiratory diseases of cattle in Ireland, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) says....
July 5, 2015
Cows in the herd over 200 days milking should have a condition score at the moment of 2.5, Michael Garvey...
July 4, 2015
By pushing for high-quality grass this month and taking out the 1-2kg concentrate per day, a typical 100-cow dairy herd...
July 2, 2015
Noel McCall is a dairy farmer with a difference; he’s milking 90 cows but he owns none of the land...
June 30, 2015
An American cow has set the Guinness World Record for being the tallest cow ever in the world. The Holstein...
June 29, 2015
Irish dairy farmers should use the grazing season to closely observe cows in their natural state, according to Cow Signals...
May 20, 2015
Grass tetany is only one of several diseases that can lead to sudden death on dairy and suckler farms during...
April 1, 2015
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