Animals

Livestock-handling on Irish beef farms: Implications for the human-animal-relationship

Livestock-handling on Irish beef farms: Implications for the human-animal-relationship 0 Type Media Article Livestock production systems consistently rank as one of the most hazardous with regard to farmer safety. Between 2009 and 2018, 16% of total fatalities in the Irish agricultural and forestry industry occurred in these production systems. A study of beef […]
6 July 2020

Calving Beef heifers at 2 Years Old

Calving Beef heifers at 2 Years Old 0 Type Media Article Find out the reasons for calving your beef heifers at 2 years old; why farmers are reluctant to try it and get some key statistics to help make the decision. Why do it? More output from the heifer over her lifetime (more […]
6 July 2020

Castration- Best Practice

Castration- Best Practice 0 Type Factsheet The castration of male cattle intended for beef production is a common practice in many countries. Castration is considered to cause a degree of pain and stress and has been shown to elicit physiological stress, inflammatory reactions, pain-associated behaviour, suppression of immune function and a reduction in […]
6 July 2020

Breeding for improved resistance to bovine respiratory disease (BRD)

Breeding for improved resistance to bovine respiratory disease (BRD) 0 Type Media Article Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a multifactorial disease affecting cattle of all ages. Internationally and in Ireland, it represents the most significant cause of bovine morbidity and mortality. Clinical symptoms include coughing, breathing difficulty, eye and nasal discharge, a high […]
6 July 2020

Clinical diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD)

Clinical diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) 0 Type Media Article Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is is one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality in cattle. An accurate and early diagnosis of clinical (BRD) and sub-clinical bovine respiratory disease (sBRD) is necessary to get a better classification of the disease […]
6 July 2020

Let’s Talk Equine Webinar- Breeding the next generation of broodmares

Let’s Talk Equine Webinar- Breeding the next generation of broodmares 0 Type Event Proceeding The third in the Let’s Talk Equine series took place on Tuesday 30 June 2020 Teagasc Equine Specialist, Wendy Conlon was joined by Mary McCann, Hartwell Stud & Norman Allen, Knockrath Stud in the third webinar in our Let’s Talk […]
3 July 2020

Let’s Talk Pigs Webinar – Becoming Lean – A Guide for Pig Farmers

Let’s Talk Pigs Webinar – Becoming Lean – A Guide for Pig Farmers 0 Type Event Proceeding The first in a series of fortnightly webinars aimed at Irish pig producers, which took place on Friday, 26 June. Download Publication (PDF) The first in a series of fortnightly webinars aimed at Irish pig producers […]
3 July 2020

Let’s Talk Dairy- Milk Recording

Let’s Talk Dairy- Milk Recording 0 Type Media Article On the latest Let’s Talk Dairy webinar, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Don Crowley, Teagasc Milk Quality Specialist to discuss Milk Recording. Don is well known for his work on cell count. Here he goes through milk recording reports specifically […]
3 July 2020

Closing out the Suckler Breeding Season

Closing out the Suckler Breeding Season 0 Type Media Article By Colm Kelly, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Breeding is reported to be progressing relatively well despite a challenging year for grass growth to date. The target breeding season window is 12 weeks with some of the more successful breeding herds shortening this […]
3 July 2020

Once a Day Milking vs. Twice a Day Milking at Teagasc Moorepark

Once a Day Milking vs. Twice a Day Milking at Teagasc Moorepark 0 Type Media Article Emer Kennedy, Researcher in Teagasc Moorepark discusses the Moorepark once a day herd. This herd has been running for the last number of years. The herd is part of an on-going experiment looking at once a day […]
2 July 2020