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Calf registrations exceed 1.8m to date in 2024 - ICBF
The number of calf registrations so far this year has now exceeded 1.8 million, according to latest available statistics from...
Beef
The number of calf registrations so far this year has now exceeded 1.8 million, according to latest available statistics from...
Dairy
Research is still ongoing around the relatively new condition of summer scour syndrome, with many herds experiencing the condition in...
Beef
As calves have been slowly getting out to pasture in recent weeks, it is important to protect them against Johne’s...
Dairy
Since the weather has improved, any farmer that did not have calves out already, has been able to get them...
Beef
A breakdown of suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023 has revealed which areas of the country have...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that negotiations on draft European Commission animal transport proposals...
Dairy News
Almost 94% of calves born from January 1 to March 20, 2024 have been verified to a sire under the...
Agri-Business
The newly appointed chair designate of Bord Bia has said that there is a opportunity for Ireland to enhance its...
Dairy News
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal cauterisation is the only...
Dairy
Many farmers do not plan to buy dairy bred calves this spring, according to the results of an ad-hoc 24...
Dairy
Latest feedback from calf sales suggest that in many instances “well-fed and stronger-types” are currently in demand throughout the country....
Veterinary
XLVets Ireland has said there was an 80% increase in reports of calf birth defects in the first two months...
Rural Life
A dairy farmer in Co. Kerry has told Agriland how his uncle, who is a priest, has encouraged him to...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and should be completed...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Other
A young farmer from Cornwall in the UK, was shocked to find his room destroyed by five calves, who broke...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is urging the investigation of any birth deformities seen in calves...