On a farm visit in County Kerry. A client presented dairy cows, as a pre-breed scan and for poor heat detection rates. Scanning revealed that cows presumed empty from last years breeding programme and kept in milk over the winter period were in calf. As the client put it ‘The bull wondered in a few […]
Read MoreOn 3 farm visits, a main feature was multiple ovulation rate around 15% and an increased incidence of embryonic mortality associated with twins.
Read MoreScanned a herd of cows in County Cork. Which was based on cows purchased primarily from 1 location, for a new farm. The breeding programme began on the 15th of April, however reproductive performance was extremely poor associated with undetected oestrus, ovarian cysts, and embryonic mortality. In my opinion, stress of re-establishing a new herd resulted […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit in County Cork. We scanned cows for A.I. we used a breeding programme. Scanning revealed that a number of the A.I. dates did not concur with times the cows were on heat. A.I. at the incorrect time of the oestrus cycle or in cows that are pregnant, will cause reproductive failure.
Read MoreOn a visit to a dairy farm in County Cork, where a client presented cows for reproductive assessment. Multiple ovulations, twins, and triplets were a common feature in 1 cow family. This trait resulted in embryonic death, metabolic problems associated with twin births, and an increased calving to pregnancy interval. The client concluded that he […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit, a client notified me at the start of the visit that he had a major outbreak of Mycoplasma and needed precautions taken which I appreciated. We had to disinfect the probe and wear new gloves between each animal scanned. It was a slow procedure but was in the best interest of […]
Read MoreVisited a dairy farm in County Kildare, where pregnancy rate in a group of reproductively sound cows was assessed using ultrasonography to exam the reproductive tract. This was below 10%. A stock bull ran with the cows for 7 weeks this enabled me to determine the pregnancy of cows served 32 to 40 days previously. […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit in County Kerry. The client informed me that Tralee mart in Co. Kerry are setting up a ‘Menshouse’ . This is aimed at accommodating men who visit the mart on a weekly basis as a point of social contact. The menshouse will have leisure activities and eating facilities available for those who […]
Read MoreScanned a suckler herd consisting of 28 cows in County Cavan. 4 cows were not cycling and 4 cows were pregnant to A.I. Of the remaining 21 animals exposed to a bull, 2 were confirmed pregnant. The cows were classified as reproductively sound using scanning therefore the stock bull had to be subfertile or infertile […]
Read MoreScanned a suckler herd consisting of 28 cows in County Cavan. 4 cows were not cycling and 4 cows were pregnant to A.I. Of the remaining 21 animals exposed to a bull, 2 were confirmed pregnant. The cows were classified as reproductively sound using scanning therefore the stock bull had to be subfertile or infertile […]
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