Dairy
Fly control to prevent summer mastitis in mild and damp weather
As the weather is particularly mild and has turned damp in the last number of days, fly control to prevent...
mastitis control
Dairy
Dairy advice: When should your milk liners be changed?
A job that often gets put on the long finger but which can severely impact cow health and milk quality...
N.Ireland
Milking parlour: Is it time to change your liners?
With breeding and silage season in full swing, it can be easy to forget about the maintenance of your milking...
Dairy
Milk recording: Is it time to complete the first of 2024?
Milk recordings are a useful tool used by dairy farmers for understanding and keeping control of cell counts on farms....
Dairy
Keeping E. coli mastitis at bay in freshly-calved cows
Shortly after calving is a high risk period for Eacherichia coli (E. coli) mastitis, which is commonly associated with severe toxic...
Dairy
Milking routine: Are there areas to improve on?
The milking routine on dairy farms is a process that must be done correctly, as mistakes made can result in...
N.Ireland
Mastitis control: 90% of farmers using SDCT
Mastitis is an inflammation of the cow's mammary gland, which is usually caused by bacteria entering the teat canal. Mastitis...
