Feed right to fight calf scour
Calf scour is the main cause of death in young calves. Here, Emma Sargent MVB, ruminant...
Ketosis – intervention and prevention in seasonal calving herds
Maura Langan, Norbrook veterinary advisor, updates Irish Farmers Monthly on the importance of...
Pneumonia – getting ahead of the game
Emma Sargent MVB, ruminant veterinary area manager, MSD Animal Health, provides guidance on the...
Calf exports critical to Irish livestock sector
Matt O’Keeffe looks at the state of affairs of Irish live calf exports, and what the future may...
Cow management and calcium supplementation
Thomas O’Sullivan, InTouch feeding specialist, Alltech, discusses the management of freshly...
Significant increase in Sexed-semen uptake
Matt O’Keeffe attended the recent annual Irish Grassland Association's (IGA) dairy conference,...
Breaking new ground in dairy-calf health and welfare
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Successful rearing from birth to weaning
Raising healthy dairy calves is a key component to achieving future high production and...
Why it pays to feed high-quality milk replacer
Feeding your dairy calves a high-quality calf-milk replacer (CMR) during those important eight...
Well-established calf-rearing regime
Laura Hannon is farming in partnership with her parents near Drumree, in Co. Meath. She spoke at...
Disease-prevention stratigies in calves using non-antibiotics
Dr Tom Barragry PhD, MSc, MVM, MVB, MRCVS, Dip ECVPT who acts as independent technical adviser to...
Calf management down under
It’s past midsummer in New Zealand and Olin Greenan’s year has gone reasonably well so far....
Beefing up performance
The high attrition rate among farmers engaged in dairy-beef production points to significant...
Vaccination of young calves against respiratory pathogens: Immunological considerations
Sioned Timothy MRCVS, ruminant veterinary adviser at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health,...
Nursing sick calves and the role of supportive therapies
Maura Langan, Norbrook veterinary advisor, outlines why early intervention and attentive nursing...
Keep your calves scour-free this spring
Lauren Henry, InTouch feeding specialist at Alltech Ireland, examines the issue of scour
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