Dairy Conference ‘Keeping Your Dairy Herd Healthy’

29 August 2014

Type Event Proceeding

Thursday, 23rd October 2014 – Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork

Conference Overview – George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist

Animal Health Overview – Mike Magan, Chairman of Animal Health Ireland

Benefit of Good Animal Health in Marketing Irish food – Padraig Brennan, Bord Bia

CellCheck & Mastitis Control High SCC Cows – cull or cure? Frank O’Sullivan, Veterinary Practitioner, Meath

Practical steps to drying o_ in preparation for Spring 2015 Don Crowley, Teagasc

Rearing Healthy Heifers How to feed to reach target weights Emer Kennedy, Teagasc

Lameness Autumn Management and pre-housing treatments for a ‘lameness’ free winter Gerard Cusack, Veterinary Practitioner, Kerry

Biosecurity Steps to minimise the health risk in an expanding dairy herd Riona Sayers, Teagasc

Genetics Current research on the role of genetics in herd health Donagh Berry, Teagasc