Dairy
Let’s Talk Dairy – Spring grazing at Lyons Estate
Let’s Talk Dairy – Spring grazing at Lyons Estate On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 16th February, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Niall Walsh, Technologist at UCD Lyons Estate to get an update on spring grazing at Lyons Estate. Elsewhere in the webinar, […]
27 February 2023
Teat disinfectant – part of the solution to reducing SCC
Teat disinfectant – part of the solution to reducing SCC With milking in full swing, Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, explains why now is a good time to evaluate post-milking teat disinfectant products. New intramammary infections caused by contagious pathogens can be reduced by at least 50% when post-milking teat disinfection is […]
22 February 2023
Update: Calving and early grass with a Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmer
Update: Calving and early grass with a Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmer Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmer Steven Fitzgerald outlines to programme co-ordinator Sandra Hayes, Teagasc, how calving 2023 is going for him. Steven is farming with his parents near Aglish in west Waterford. This highest point of the farm is 600 feet above sea level. […]
20 February 2023
Let’s Talk Dairy: A review of dry matter intake in cows in early lactation
Let’s Talk Dairy: A review of dry matter intake in cows in early lactation On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, is joined by Mike Egan, Teagasc, to give a review of dry matter intake in cows in early lactation. John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor also joined […]
18 February 2023
Top 5 tips for February
Top 5 tips for February Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer Teagasc, gives his top 5 tips for February 1. Get calves off to the best start – start testing colostrum quality on your farm using a Brix refractometer (>22 = quality colostrum). Follow the 1-2-3 rule – every calf should […]
16 February 2023
Milk feeding and the effect of temperature on young calf performance
Milk feeding and the effect of temperature on young calf performance The colostrum 1,2,3 rule is considered best practice for the newborn calf, Teagasc Dairy Specialist George Ramsbottom discusses the important factors to consider with calf rearing this spring. Transition milk is milkings 2-6 from freshly-calved cows. Where there are no underlying […]
16 February 2023
Contract Heifer Rearing
Contract Heifer Rearing Marie Kearney, Teagasc Business & Technology Advisor tells us contract heifer rearing has increased in popularity over the past number of years due to a number of different reasons; Removal of milk quota’s in 2015, has allowed dairy farmers the opportunity to expand and milk more cows, generating more […]
14 February 2023
Dealing with Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD)
Dealing with Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) Sarah Higgins, Ruminant & Equine Manager with MSD joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to talk about Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and its impact. Sarah outlines what BRD is, how it impacts on animals and what people can do to reduce the impact […]
14 February 2023
Watch: ‘Back to basics’ on calf care
Watch: ‘Back to basics’ on calf care Calf care – ranging from the initial nutrition of the newborn calf, calf housing and management at weanling – is not only essential to minimise disease during the calf rearing period, but it’s critical to ensure the future productivity of both dairy and dairy beef […]
14 February 2023
Coccidiosis in dairy calves – your help needed to influence our advice
Coccidiosis in dairy calves – your help needed to influence our advice With the busy spring calving season in full flow, it’s time to focus on coccidiosis, a disease which continues to be a concern on many calf-rearing farms. Coccidiosis mainly causes clinical disease in calves from three weeks to nine months […]
13 February 2023