Beef
Beef and sheep sectors should prioritise body condition - report
A Nuffield Farming report has called attention to prioritising body condition as part of the selection process to build beef...
Beef
A Nuffield Farming report has called attention to prioritising body condition as part of the selection process to build beef...
Dairy
Fat cows need to be closely monitored, as they are high risk for issues around calving. Over conditioned or ‘fat’...
Dairy
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
Dairy
Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future....
N.Ireland
For March-lambing flocks, it is important farmers keep an eye on their ewes’ body condition over the coming weeks. If...
Beef
A transition cow can be identified as a cow three weeks’ pre-calving and three weeks’ post-calving. Dairy cows face many...
N.Ireland
Even though the breeding season won’t be kicking off on many sheep farms until October/November, preparations must begin now for...
Dairy
With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms...
Dairy
With the drying-off period only around the corner, one of the key components of setting your cows up for next...
Beef
Spring calving suckler cows are now in mid or late pregnancy, so pre-calving management and preparing for calving is crucial...
Grass
As we enter into the second week of closing, the effect of grazing heavier covers becomes apparent; cows are working...
Beef
With 20% of Irish suckler farms calving in autumn, these farmers should be preparing for new calves to arrive from...
Dairy
Dairy farmers should consider milking on their cows and delaying drying off this autumn as it may be financially beneficial...