Dr Dan's Newspaper Articles
Rolled oats in dry cow transition period works wonders with first calvers in the suckler herd.
16th January 2020
Visiting a farm close to Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula for the past number of years revealed that a high % of first...Read More »
Summer mastitis in suckler cows
16th January 2020
With clients on the Dingle Peninsula, one of the primary reasons for culling cows on this farm is related to summer mastitis in...Read More »
€5000 penalties for breaches of slurry spreading in the close season
15th January 2020
Two slurry spreading contractors & two farmers have been issued with €5000 fines each for spreading slurry in the close...Read More »
Identical twins are quite rare
14th January 2020
This set of identical twins were born on the farm of Alan & John Dwyer near Dundrum Co Tipperary today. They were born 3...Read More »
The price of stock bulls is increasing this year
14th January 2020
On farm visits in Co. Limerick with a client who deals with cattle revealed that the price of stock bulls will increase this...Read More »
Use of sex semen and ov-synch programmes for maiden heifers
10th January 2020
With animals confined indoors farmers wanting to use Ai in maiden heifers have been encouraged by Ai Companies to consider the...Read More »
Pedigree Holstein freshly calved cows making onwards of £1800 at sales
10th January 2020
It is difficult to explain at first instance of why the price of freshly calved cows are making onwards of £1800 when the base...Read More »
Sales of cattle ration have increased sharply in the North of Ireland
10th January 2020
Farm visits to dairy and suckler herds this week in the North of Ireland reveal a significant reduction in the purchase of...Read More »
Nitrates Directives & Removal of Derogations will be the new milk quotas in Ireland
9th January 2020
Calls in the North of Ireland this week revealed Department planners taking a very strong stand on the planning applications...Read More »
Is the stock bull or the cows responsible for this fertility problem?
9th January 2020
On a call outside Armagh where a client was running a stock bull on animal basis with dairy cows. This stock bull was Belgium...Read More »