Dairy
Over the coming weeks, farmers will be using milk recording data to decide which cows to need to be dried off first
Assessing the BCS of your spring-calving cows at this time of year will allow for plenty of time to sort out any cows ahead of drying off
With drying off for autumn calving herds set to take place soon, the body condition score of your herd will have to be assessed
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The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in...
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important...
Cows are coming in for winter housing and grazing 2024 is finishing up, which means the next job on the list is drying off the cows in time
Drying off should be relatively straightforward, but if you are not prepared for it and haven’t...
Farmers should now place a particular emphasis on tail clipping and shaving udders as we enter into the housing period and get closer...
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to slow down in milk production...
As cows are progressing further into the lactation, closer to drying-off and closer to the housing...
The drying-off of cows is ongoing on farms, with many farms now approaching the final few cows that are still milking.
As we move into November planning must get underway for drying-off cows and ensuring that you have all the required equipment.
There are a number of factors that need to be considered ahead of drying-off, with some herds likely to start drying-off cows from now
Ahead of drying-off cows, which on many farms will begin later this month, it is a good idea to determine the amount the bacteria
As cows enter the shed and preparation is getting underway, a job that should be completed over the coming weeks is tail clipping.
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess condition is not lost.
The next major event to occur on most dairy farms after housing will be the drying-off of cows for...
Ahead of drying-off taking place on farms, you should be booking or planning in your final milk recording for the year.
