N.Ireland
Meet the 1 in 11 million calves from Co. Down
One Co. Down farmer had the surprise of his life last Thursday night when his heifer gave birth to four...
Calving
Rural Life
Pregnant women advised to avoid animals that are lambing or calving
Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep or cows during lambing and calving are advised that they may risk...
Rural Life
Video: Group of cyclists help farmers to deliver calf
A group of cyclists in Spain stopped in the middle of their journey to help some farmers with a cow who...
Dairy
Pics: Triplet calves get 2017 calving season off to a start on one farm
One farmer arrived out to his shed yesterday evening to the surprise of triplet Holstein Friesian calves, two bulls and...
Dairy
Higher number of dairy calf births when there's a full moon, study finds
The phases of the moon have an affect on the time dairy cows give birth, according to a study by...
Beef
Do you know the ideal condition score for autumn calvers?
With 20% of Irish suckler farms calving in autumn, these farmers should be preparing for new calves to arrive from...
Beef
Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards
Now that we are in the middle of the spring calving season in both dairy and suckler farms, one of...
Dairy
9 ways to minimise the risk of Johne's Disease on your farm
When it comes to calving time, the risk of Johne’s Disease infecting calves is higher than at other times of...
Dairy
How to hit the 60% spring grazing target by mid-March
Grazing has been compromised over the last number of weeks on farms due to the weather and poor field conditions....
Beef
Calving this spring? Some great advice on farm safety around calving cows
Farmers must realise that they need to look after themselves when dealing with livestock. Livestock related accidents accounted for 22% of...
N.Ireland
Appeal for information after 30 calves stolen from farm
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information regarding the theft of 30 calves from a farm...
Rural Life
Video: This is a calving with a difference!
Calving has begun on many farms across the country and there are plenty of videos on social media of happy...
Beef
How to get good quality colostrum and how soon it should be fed
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
Beef
How to vaccinate spring-calving suckler herds
Vaccines can be a vital tool for controlling infectious diseases but it is important to remember that they are only one element...
Beef
Good grass year in 2014 leads to increase in suckler cow caesareans
Vets in the west have confirmed a significant increase in the number of caesarean sections they are carrying out on...
Beef
Cows calving causes inter-county career break
Laois footballer Padraig McMahon has left the inter-county panel for an unknown amount of time due to the pressures of running...
Beef
Minimising the risks of introducing a trojan animal
The safest approach in protecting a cattle herd from a trojan animal is to not introduce pregnant animals to the herd,...
