N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Getting prepared for a smooth drying off
Cows are coming in for winter housing and grazing 2024 is finishing up, which means the next job on the...
Drying Off
Dairy
Drying off: Which cows need to be dried off first?
Drying off should be relatively straightforward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven’t done your homework, it...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Tail clipping and shaving udders before drying off
Farmers should now place a particular emphasis on tail clipping and shaving udders as we enter into the housing period...
N.Ireland
Seeing out the end of lactation for spring calving cows on a high
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to...
N.Ireland
BCS your spring calving cows now before housing
As cows are progressing further into the lactation, closer to drying-off and closer to the housing period, body condition scoring...
Dairy
Drying-off: Maintaining standards for final cows
The drying-off of cows is ongoing on farms, with many farms now approaching the final few cows that are still...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Getting organised for drying-off cows
As we move into November, planning must get underway for drying-off cows and ensuring that you have all of the...
Dairy
Drying-off: Selecting the correct dates for cows
Drying-off is going to be the next major event to occur on most dairy farms. There are a number of...
Dairy
Drying-off: Getting to know the bacteria on your farm
Ahead of drying-off cows, which on many farms will begin later this month, it is a good idea to determine...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time for tail clipping to take place
As cows enter the shed and preparation for drying-off is getting underway, a job that should be completed over the...
Dairy
Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Drying-off preparation
The next major event to occur on most dairy farms after housing will be the drying-off of cows for the...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Organising the final milk recording
Ahead of drying-off taking place on farms you should be booking or planning in your final milk recording for the...
Agri-Business
Israeli farm trials show potential to reduce antibiotics usage in cows
Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company has completed a rigorous, randomised, case-controlled, clinical field trial. The results...
Dairy
Time to BCS your spring-calving cows
Ahead of drying off, it is important to determine the body condition score (BCS) of spring-calving cows. To ensure that...
Dairy
Selective dry cow therapy proving beneficial – AFBI
Recent trial work carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has highlighted the benefits of selective dry cow...
Dairy
Time to start thinking about drying off autumn-calving cows
Autumn-calving cows are approaching the end of their lactations and are now at the point where farmers may be considering...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Achieving body condition score targets by calving
With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms...
