Body Condition score

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

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Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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