Scanned a suckler herd outside Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, where a client wanted pregnancies aged and sexed if possible. The pregnancies ranged in age from 100 to 230 days. He wanted 1 cow which was disabled with a shattered hip scanned for pregnancy status as he did not wish to euthanize the cow if she was […]
Read MoreOver the years I have been asked to scan cows in many different locations, ranging from the corner of a field, to the kitchen in an old house. In Waterfall, Co. Cork, I called to a farmyard to scan a herd of suckler cows. As I entered the yard all I could see ahead of […]
Read MoreDr. Dan and all the team at Reprodoc wish a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas to all our customers. Thank you for your business in 2012 and we look forward to working with you in 2013.
Read MoreDr. Dan and all the team would like to wish a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas to all our customers. Thank you for your business during 2012 and we look forward to working with you again in 2013.
Read MoreOn a farm visit outside Thurles, Co. Tipperary, we scanned recipients carrying Charolais embryos which were supposed to be 37 days pregnant. Pregnancies ranged from 34 to 36 days based on ageing of the size of the embryos. It turns out that the pregnancies associated with the 34 days were due to Morula transfers, while […]
Read MoreThere is an impact here of poor quality silage, milk price and the cost of concentrates. Ration is now accounting for 50/60% of the milk price received by the farmer and this is leaving many farmers in a position of a non-profit making exercise.
Read MoreOn a farm visit in Co. Cork, where a herd of Speckled Park beef cattle were presented for scanning. This is a composite breed of Angus, Shorthorn, and old English White. The client presented weanling heifers which were born 7 to 8 months ago, as he was afraid that some of them could be bred […]
Read MoreOn a farm visit outside Mountrath, Co. Laois, a client presented a herd of dairy cows that had not been scanned for the previous year. This client has a year round calving pattern excluding one month in August for calvings. Bulls are now back in with the herd for calving in September. Scanning revealed a […]
Read MoreOn farm visits between Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry and Castletownbere, Co. Cork, reveals a common theme by farmers that they are unable to get hold of flukicides for the control of stomach and liver fluke. The farms we visit in this region consist entirely of suckler farmers. Over 80% of them have an associated sheep enterprise. […]
Read MoreVisited a suckler farmer outside, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, he presented 24 suckler cows which had calved between 2 and 6 weeks previously. He had previously used our Ultrasonagraphic, Assessment of the Reproductive Tract [U.S.A.R.T.] to determine the health of his herd in the transition period from late pregnancy through early post calving. He had 4 […]
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