We are heading towards the end of the spring calving period,with very strong market demand continuing for all calves. We are heading towards the end of the spring calving period,with very strong ...

Calves are arriving steadily on the farm now; it’s the best part of early spring, as the joy is still very much there before the tiredness creeps in later in the month. It has been a busy week on the ...

Feeding milk to calves through a teat meets the calf’s biological need to suckle, but excellent standards of hygiene are needed to avoid digestive upsets and disease spread. Daily cleaning, ...

Making it easy to carry out routine tasks is essential to optimise calf health, welfare and productivity. Emily Linton of Torch Farm Vets offers expert advice. I walked onto a farm last summer to find ...

In dairy farming, getting a handle on feeding is the single most important determinant of the profitability of your farm. It is the basis of production, growth, health and body condition. Yakub Bachu, ...

In dairy farming, getting a handle on feeding is the single most important determinant of the profitability of your farm. It is the basis of production, growth, health and body condition. Yakub Bachu, ...

“Ever since I constructed comfortable calf pens, the quality of my cows has improved,” says Matsiko. Dairy farmer Nicholas Matsiko likes his calves. However, soon after he started his dairy farm in ...

Animal Health Ireland maintains that feeding calves from a nipple drinker is more natural than bucket feeding. Feeding calves from a nipple is more natural, takes longer and helps the calves satisfy ...