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The importance of meeting heifer calf targets
Since the weather has improved, any farmer that did not have calves out already, has been able to get them...
N.Ireland
Since the weather has improved, any farmer that did not have calves out already, has been able to get them...
Dairy
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
N.Ireland
As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many dairy...
Dairy
During the calving rearing period, there is an increased risk of disease or sickness, with scour being the biggest risk...
Dairy
Early identification of sick calves is key to getting them treatment and preventing the spread to other calves in the...
Dairy
Getting calf health right on farm is a key pillar to having a successful calving season, with it having a...
Dairy
Calving is underway on autumn-calving or winter milk herds and as a consequence, there will be issues with calf health...
Agri-Business
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) calf housing and welfare grant is now open for applications. Grants...
N.Ireland
The use of calf jackets on dairy farms during the spring has become increasingly more popular, but do they have...
Dairy
Calf housing facilities are an important part of any dairy farm, with below-par facilities leading to increased sickness among calves....
Dairy
Scour is the biggest killer of calves on farms under one-month-of-age and with calves arriving thick and fast onto autumn-calving...
Beef
Pneumonia and scour are the main illnesses that are experienced by young calves, with pneumonia being the most common cause...
Dairy
Rotavirus is the most common cause of calf scour, which usually affects calves when they are between five and 14...
Beef
During a recent Volac webinar on the dairy heifer – from conception to weaning – it was outlined the importance...
Dairy
The calving season is a busy time of year on farms, as calves on many farms are now being born...
Beef
Pneumonia in calves is the result of a complex interaction between viral and bacterial pathogens, environmental stress factors and the...
Beef
The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves. A well-fed calf is better...
Beef
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is currently no cure. Johne’s is...