Ketosis – intervention and prevention in seasonal calving herds Maura Langan, Norbrook veterinary advisor, updates Irish Farmers Monthly on the importance of... Continue reading
Pneumonia – getting ahead of the game Emma Sargent MVB, ruminant veterinary area manager, MSD Animal Health, provides guidance on the... Continue reading
Calf exports critical to Irish livestock sector Matt O’Keeffe looks at the state of affairs of Irish live calf exports, and what the future may... Continue reading
Cow management and calcium supplementation Thomas O’Sullivan, InTouch feeding specialist, Alltech, discusses the management of freshly... Continue reading
Significant increase in Sexed-semen uptake Matt O’Keeffe attended the recent annual Irish Grassland Association's (IGA) dairy conference,... Continue reading
Successful rearing from birth to weaning Raising healthy dairy calves is a key component to achieving future high production and... Continue reading
Why it pays to feed high-quality milk replacer Feeding your dairy calves a high-quality calf-milk replacer (CMR) during those important eight... Continue reading
Well-established calf-rearing regime Laura Hannon is farming in partnership with her parents near Drumree, in Co. Meath. She spoke at... Continue reading
Disease-prevention stratigies in calves using non-antibiotics Dr Tom Barragry PhD, MSc, MVM, MVB, MRCVS, Dip ECVPT who acts as independent technical adviser to... Continue reading
Calf management down under It’s past midsummer in New Zealand and Olin Greenan’s year has gone reasonably well so far.... Continue reading
Beefing up performance The high attrition rate among farmers engaged in dairy-beef production points to significant... Continue reading
Vaccination of young calves against respiratory pathogens: Immunological considerations Sioned Timothy MRCVS, ruminant veterinary adviser at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health,... Continue reading
Nursing sick calves and the role of supportive therapies Maura Langan, Norbrook veterinary advisor, outlines why early intervention and attentive nursing... Continue reading
Keep your calves scour-free this spring Lauren Henry, InTouch feeding specialist at Alltech Ireland, examines the issue of scour and... Continue reading