I scanned a herd of kerry cows in Co. Kerry they were all breed to A.I. which provided us with excellent experimental data, in conjunction with foetal measurements for different cattle. Kerry is a rare breed, which was a traditional milking breed in Ireland.
Read MoreKerry P.L.C. have been awarded a contract by a Chinese company to supply baby food formula to the Chinese market. This will entail a quality assurance scheme which will have to be paid for by the farmers supplying the milk. I met a farmer in Dingle, Co. Kerry who is not happy at farmers having […]
Read MoreOn farm visits in Co. Kerry some of the farms visited are faced with waterlogged fields and full slurry tanks, because of the need to house cattle during the summer months. They are now fearful that they will not be able to get slurry spread by the 31st of October deadline.
Read MoreOn a farm visit outside Templemore, Co. Tipperary, a dairy farmer expressed concern at the Single Farm Payment Scheme. It was leaving him in a situation where he could not access land to rent. With the present system farmers can take a single cut of silage, sell it and keep a few dry cattle […]
Read MoreScanned 53 cows for a client in Co. Limerick. The scan revealed 8 sets of twins which is exceptionally high. The client acknowledged the identification of those cows carrying twins would assist him with their management.
Read More1.Freshly calved autumn cows need diets which do not impair dry matter intakes. Grazed grass will result in excessive fluctuations in DMI and milk production. 2. Cows are more efficient in live weight gain in late lactation than similar dry cow. Therefore, feed thin cows now while pregnant until 200 to 220 days pregnant. […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit today outside Dungarvan, Co. Waterford a client has 100 cows on a once a day milking system. This client is now selecting sires which suit once a day milking.
Read MoreOn calls in Midleton, Co. Cork farmers wanted accurate ageing, sexing and identification of empty cows. These will be sold shortly because of feed shortages and the dramatic increase in the cost of concentrate.
Read MoreOn farm visits in the Antrim hills where autumn calving cows will be housed in a full time basis for the winter months. This can in reality last for 8 months, while the profitability of this high input high output system is non-profitable at the present time.
Read MoreWe visited a suckler farmer in Co. Longford. The Reproductive performance in the herd was excellent. However previous reproductive history was extremely poor. An investigation revealed that IBR infection caused severe health problems and associated impairment of reproductive performance. A vaccination programme was put in place five months ago, and the overall health of the […]
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