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Dairy
Dairy Management: drying off cows and preparing for spring
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through the steps involved in successfully drying off cows this winter.
26 November 2024 Management
Clipping cattle following housing
With cattle now housed for winter, clipping animals can provide multiple benefits.
25 November 2024 News
2024 CellCheck award winners announced
The awards aim to recognise the excellence achieved by Irish dairy farmers in herd health, specifically those who achieve a consistently low somatic cell count in their dairy herds.
Top tips for preventing mastitis this winter
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the key factors when managing high SCC and mastitis in dairy herds this autumn/winter.
28 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
Aiming for high health this winter
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special indoor health management focus.
23 October 2024 Breeding & health
Lack of grass means I am feeding bales and zero grazing
We have only had 27mm of rain in June and that is restricting things now,writes Laois dairy farmer Padraig Callanan.
26 June 2024 Farmer Writes
Meal bucket helps keep mastitis from ewe lambs
Derek Robinson has been feeding high levels of meal to new mothers rearing doubles.
26 June 2024 Farmer Writes