Dairy
Body Condition Score in Late Lactation
0 Body Condition Score in Late Lactation Getting cows to the correct body condition score (BCS) at calving is one of the most important tasks for dairy farmers. Trouble-free calving, good conception rates, reduced culling and better milk solids production are all linked to this simple measure. Therefore correcting body condition score through […]
3 October 2022
Meet the Farmer – John O’Donoghue
0 Meet the Farmer – John O’Donoghue John and Annette are farming beside the Bandon River in Ballinadee with their family Paddy, Ciara, Aine and Jack. They are milking 165 cows this year, of which 32 (19%) are heifers, after gradually increasing from 135 in 2020. They are farming 71ha in total including […]
1 October 2022
CellCheck On-Farm Events
CellCheck On-Farm Events Animal Health Ireland in partnership with Teagasc and in conjunction with the dairy processors and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are running a series of on-farm events in October. What is CellCheck? CellCheck is the national mastitis control programme. It is developed and delivered by Animal […]
27 September 2022
How to Make Contract Rearing a Success
How to Make Contract Rearing a Success Teagasc Drystock advisor in Moorepark, Michael Bourke, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss how he views contract rearing from a drystock and dairy farmer’s point of view. Michael has nearly 15 years’ experience in setting up contract rearing arrangements. Michael […]
26 September 2022
Paving the whey – transforming dairy waste
Paving the whey – transforming dairy waste Whey is the main by-product of the dairy processing sector. Teagasc researchers are collaborating with Munster Technological University (MTU), Ireland and Lund University, Sweden, to transform dairy waste into value-added and environmentally sustainable products. Whey is rich in lactose, proteins and micronutrients. Due to this […]
25 September 2022
Using genetics to reduce methane output from cattle systems
Using genetics to reduce methane output from cattle systems Stuart Kirwan, David Kenny and Sinead Waters, Teagasc Grange, take us through the genetic selection of low methane emitting animals which has long been advocated as mitigation strategy for the ruminant livestock industry. Recent data from Teagasc Grange and ICBF has highlighted a […]
22 September 2022
Do you know your legal obligations as an employer?
Do you know your legal obligations as an employer? Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, talks us through some of the important obligations you may have as an employer. At a recent farm walk the host farmer gave details on how he found part time employees to help run his 130 cow herd […]
19 September 2022
Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics
Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Ballyhaise College and Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Moorepark share their insight into the future dairy cow and Future-Proofing your Herd Genetics for sustainability here Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Moorepark descibes tomorrow’s dairy cow in this shot video clip. Summary • Higher EBI […]
18 September 2022
Contract-Rearing Replacement Dairy Heifers – Is this an Option on my Farm?
Contract-Rearing Replacement Dairy Heifers – Is this an Option on my Farm? Aoife Forde, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare, tells us how contract-rearing of heifers from the dairy herd by drystock farmers has become popular in the past number of years. Contract-rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the dairy farm […]
16 September 2022
Finding alternative ways to treat bovine mastitis
Finding alternative ways to treat bovine mastitis Growing pathogen resistance to antibiotics has led researchers to explore the use of probiotic and postbiotic formulations in treating mastitis in dairy cattle. Mastitis – the infection and inflammation of the udder – is the most prevalent and economically significant disease in dairy cattle. Farms […]
14 September 2022