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The three Ps of calving a cow: preparation, patience and progress

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips around calving cows and being prepared for a busy calving season.

ANIMAL HEALTH 12 January 2025

Tullamore Farm: large number of heifer calves born

Adam Woods has the latest update on Tullamore Farm and how calving is progressing.

MANAGEMENT 12 January 2025

Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

Early lambing sheep flocks across Northern Ireland experienced a sharp rise in abortions and malformations due to the virus.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 January 2025

Issues with dispensing vet medicine a focus of new merchants' alliance

Merchants Alliance Ireland is being formed by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Irish Licensed Merchants Association and Acorn Independent Merchants.

NEWS 12 January 2025

Farmers warned of high lead poisoning risk for livestock in spring

Lead is highly toxic to animals, mainly affecting cattle and sheep, with calves being particularly at risk due to their increased susceptibility and curious nature.

NEWS 12 January 2025

Big push to finish in Ballyvadin

Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.

CALVES 12 January 2025

Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos

Adam Woods takes a look at dairy beef budgets and buying calves in 2025, along with a preview of this week's suckler mart demo in Skibbereen in this week's beef management notes.

MANAGEMENT 12 January 2025

Schmallenberg hits early lambers in NI

Early lambing flocks and spring calving herds are particularly vulnerable as the susceptible gestation periods coincide with peak midge activity.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 January 2025

Farmer left to bear costs after two sheep killed in dog attack

The attack took place in Ballylaneen in the early hours of Saturday morning 4 January. Ten more sheep were injured in the attack.

NEWS 12 January 2025

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

Vet

Overhaul of TB measures proposed

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The three Ps of calving a cow: preparation, patience and progress

Tullamore Farm: large number of heifer calves born

Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

Issues with dispensing vet medicine a focus of new merchants' alliance

Farmers warned of high lead poisoning risk for livestock in spring

Big push to finish in Ballyvadin

Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos

Schmallenberg hits early lambers in NI

Farmer left to bear costs after two sheep killed in dog attack

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

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