N.Ireland
Mitigate infection with a good milking routine this spring
Having a quality milking routine is critically important for the early stages of a cow’s lactation, with infectious pressures very...
Mastitis
Dairy
Dairy Advice: Dealing with 'retained cleanings' this spring
Retained cleanings is also known as retained fetal membrane or retained placenta and occurs when the calf’s side of the...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: The value of a CMT this spring
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a Californian milk test (CMT) will...
N.Ireland
Risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off. In one...
N.Ireland
Familiarising heifers with milking facilities this winter
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final piece of the puzzle for getting...
N.Ireland
Has heifer mastitis been an issue on your farm?
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive issue on farms....
N.Ireland
Drying off: Do not let hygiene slip for final cows
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important that...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Reducing mastitis risk during the dry period
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
N.Ireland
Winter milk: Controlling SCC in the early stages of lactation
Controlling your somatic cell count (SCC) is not always easy during the early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly...
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...
Dairy
The importance of good hygiene as cows come in for housing
We are now entering the final few weeks of the grazing season, and hygiene must be front and centre as...
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
Controlling heifer mastitis as we edge closer to housing
Heifer mastitis can be a serious issue for herds and can have a negative impact on udder health in first...
N.Ireland
Do you know how much high SCC is costing you?
If your somatic cell count (SCC) is beginning to creep up at this time of the year, it should not...
Agri-Business
AHDB to partner with Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers for mastitis event
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will collaborate with Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers for an event centred on milk quality...
Dairy
Milk recording: Is it time to complete the first of 2024?
Milk recordings are a useful tool used by dairy farmers for understanding and keeping control of cell counts on farms....
Dairy
Keeping cell counts under control during early lactation
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be...
