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Beef Management: rearing calves, turnout and vaccinations

Adam Woods takes a look at some of the detail around rearing dairy calves, a smooth turnout and keeping vaccinations up to date.

MANAGEMENT 5 March 2025

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

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

ANIMAL HEALTH 2 March 2025

Large number of heifer calves born

Large number of heifer calves born

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 February 2025

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

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

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

NEWS 10 February 2025

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Vet warns spring calvers about Schmallenberg risk

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 8 January 2025

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

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 8 January 2025

Farmers warned of high lead poisoning risk for livestock in spring

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 8 January 2025

Big push to finish in Ballyvadin

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 8 January 2025

Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos

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 8 January 2025

Schmallenberg hits early lambers in NI

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 8 January 2025

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

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 8 January 2025

Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years

Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years

Since we are a closed herd, I can’t buy in, so I just have to wait for the heifers to calve into the system.

FARMER WRITES 8 January 2025

Concerns about incorrect of wormers for sheep scab

Concerns about incorrect of wormers for sheep scab

Six farmers in the project that used an injectable ML wormer to treat sheep scab agreed to be re-tested, with four of them returning a positive test result.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 January 2025

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