Visited two dairy farms in County Kerry where tail paint and activity monitoring systems were used respectively. On both farms, we detected cows that were pregnant but served at a date more recent to the date that they were diagnosed pregnant. This situation should not arise on farms but in a strenuous effort to maximise […]
Read MoreScanned a herd of 75 dairy cows in County Waterford. Scanning cows reveals a high incidence of embryonic mortality and twinning in a herd stressed with colic like syndrome. Where 12 cows were identified with either multiple ovulations or twin pregnancies. 6 cows also presented with embryonic mortality between 25 and 30 days gestation. These […]
Read MoreVisited a client outside Dungarvan, Co. Waterford who presented 90 dairy cows and 30 heifers for scanning. The dairy herd was on a once a day milking system. The pregnancy rate to A.I. for the 1st 25 days of the breeding programme was 65%. Good nutritional management for cows with a low metabolic load partially explain […]
Read MoreScanned a dairy herd of 350 cows on the Cork/Waterford border, the confirmed pregnancy rate for the 1st 25 days of the breeding programme was 61%. The scanning also revealed that there was no undetected oestrus in cows presumed pregnant. Non pregnant cows were accounted for by embryonic mortality.
Read MoreVisited a Limousine breeder in County Clare. This client informed me that he had used a Limousine bull Elite Erasmus as a sire on a number of crossbred cows. It resulted in extreme calving difficulty. It transpires that his figures for calving difficulty have increased from 70% to 80%. Scanning cows reveals that uterine involution […]
Read MoreVisited a client in County Clare. This client informed me that 37 out of 80 of his dairy cows, tested positive for Neospora. Last autumn a number of cows aborted. The post mortem diagnostics on the foetii did not identify Neospora, rather blood samples identified the disease. The client identified that lawn clippings were the […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit in County Limerick. Scanning cows reveals a dam line with Spastic paraparesis and identical twins. We encountered a maiden heifer which was not walking correctly on her left rear leg. This heifer had spastic paraparesis which was corrected by surgical cutting of a tendon in the hind leg. This is a […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit to Co. Limerick a client revealed that he lost 5 calves to bleeding calf syndrome. A number of clients revealed the same to me over the past 6 months. This has been associated with a B.V.D. vaccine which has been removed from the market.
Read MoreOn a farm visit in Co. Antrim, where a client informed us that 5 show cows died from gas inhalation associated with slurry agitation. Cows were under the same roof area, on a straw bed, 150 feet from the slurry agitator. This clearly shows the dangers of gas inhalation from slurry and gypsum bedding.
Read MoreOn calls in County Derry, where a client told me that silage was getting very scarce during the cold spell in April and May. He informed me of a farmer who makes and sells silage on an animal basis. Over the years, the silage pit was never emptied and was replenished on an annual basis […]
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