Dosing

As special sales of suckler weanlings ramp up this autumn, outlined are some tips to prepare animals for the live ring.

Get the latest on the new autumn bonus for finished Angus cattle, ACRES delays and an inside look at dairy markets in China.

Minister McConalogue's signing off of changes to veterinary medicine rules has drawn criticism from both the IFA and vets.

Adam Woods chats to Tommy Heffernan about Precision Microbes and where to next for the Dublin based company.

Straw prices, the cattle trade and resistance to dosing all feature on this week's show.

Outlined are five management tasks to carry out on suckler farms going into late August.

The row centres on a new law which, in its current form, would ban merchants and co-ops from selling vaccines and doses to farmers unless they have a prescription from a vet.

Warmer temperatures will see worm burdens rapidly increasing on grazing swards, putting young cattle at higher risk of respiratory problems caused by lungworm.