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How to prevent and treat calf diseases
0 How to prevent and treat calf diseases Martin Kavanagh, Vet and Business Development Manager with Muster Bovine, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss how to prevent and treat calf diseases. Martin discusses prevention and treatment of calf scours. Pneumonia is highly dependent on the […]
8 March 2023
Why test colostrum on suckler farms?
0 Why test colostrum on suckler farms? From the minute a calf is born it is in life-threatening danger, Martina Harrington, Future Beef Programme Manager, explains why. Unlike in humans and many other animals, the structure of the placenta in ruminants does not allow antibodies to transfer from the cow to the calf […]
8 March 2023
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Deirdre Doyle
0 Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Deirdre Doyle Today, Wednesday, March 8th, celebrates International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. To celebrate the day, Teagasc Daily spoke to a number of staff throughout the organisation to find out more about their roles […]
8 March 2023
SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta
0 SOILGUARD: Ag nascadh bithéagsúlacht ithir le bainistíocht ithir talmhaíochta Le Ciarraí Ní Riain, Taighdeoir Iardhochtúireachta. Is tionscadal Eorpach é SOILGUARD a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige modhanna a fheabhsú agus a chaighdeánú chun bithéagsúlacht ithreach a thomhas, agus tuiscint a mhéadú ar dháileadh speiceas ithreach thar réigiúin éagsúla Eorpacha. Cuimsíonn bithéagsúlacht ithreach […]
8 March 2023
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Rebecca Tierney
0 Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Rebecca Tierney Today, Wednesday, March 8th, celebrates International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. To celebrate the day, Teagasc Daily spoke to a number of staff throughout the organisation to find out more about their roles […]
8 March 2023
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Karen O’Connell
0 Celebrating International Women’s Day – Meet Karen O’Connell Today, Wednesday, March 8th, celebrates International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. To celebrate the day, Teagasc Daily spoke to a number of staff throughout the organisation to find out more about their roles […]
8 March 2023
Options for rearing surplus lambs
0 Options for rearing surplus lambs Year in, year out sheep farmers are posed with the challenge of managing surplus or ‘pet’ lambs. These lambs occur due to numerous reasons, including: multiple births (2 lambs); mismothering by the ewe; a lack of milk at lambing time; or the orphaning of lambs at birth, […]
7 March 2023
Colostrum: What to know about collection, storage and thawing
0 Colostrum: What to know about collection, storage and thawing Dr. Emer Kennedy joins Ciarán Lynch on this latest OviCast podcast to talk about some key aspects of colostrum management on farms. Emer explains the importance of colostrum in newborn ruminants and discusses the importance of hygiene during the collection process, storage of […]
7 March 2023
Do urea-based fertilisers have a role in malting barley?
0 Do urea-based fertilisers have a role in malting barley? With high fertiliser prices continuing into early 2023, Dr. Richie Hackett of Teagasc Oak Park outlined the benefits and potential drawbacks of using urea-based fertilisers when growing malting barley. Addressing the recent Teagasc National Malting Barley Conference, he explained that there are economic […]
7 March 2023
Agricultural science students have a low farm injury risk perception
0 Agricultural science students have a low farm injury risk perception A major study has found that just over half of agricultural science students think that the level of risk they face whilst doing farm work is low. The study, part of the BeSafe Project which is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food […]
7 March 2023