October, 2016 | ReproDoc Ltd.

PREPARING FOR AN EXTENDED WINTER HOUSING PERIOD

What a difference a year makes! The month of September and beginning of October have been extremely wet in the west of Ireland. The month of October in 2015 was one for shorts and t-shirts on the dairy farm! The plight of dairy farmers in the west of Ireland has not been fully appreciated. The […]

TIPS FOR OCTOBER 2016

1 If your herd is at risk from salmonella get a vaccination programme in place now. 2. Start identifying cows for early dry off based on pregnancy ages and the presence of twins from your scan records. 3. Autumn calving cows need a consistent diet for a 6 week period pre- calving. Grazed grass with […]

Testimonials

We use Reprodoc to oversee the reproductive arrangement of our dairy herd to maintain a compact calving programme from mid February through to the beginning of May. We use scanning to identify cows not suitable for breeding, the management of late calving cows, identification of cows with early embryonic death and to identify cows where heats have been missed during the AI programme. It is a great service.

John King
NewCastleWest, Co. Limerick