Calf health

Preventing common calf health problems

Getting calves off to the right start matters. Colostrum quality, calving hygiene and early disease prevention play a major role in reducing calf mortality.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 January 2026

Preventing common calf health problems

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Top tips for first time calf-rearers

Top tips for first time calf-rearers

CALVES 21 January 2026

Smart prep for spring calving: your essential kit

Smart prep for spring calving: your essential kit

Smart prep for spring calving: your essential kit

MANAGEMENT 18 January 2026

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: additional calf housing

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: additional calf housing

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: additional calf housing

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Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Tyrone dairy farmer Mark Rea held a farm walk last week to demonstrate the role of technology on his 90-cow herd.

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 March 2025

Innovating for the future of Irish dairy

Innovating for the future of Irish dairy

Teagasc researchers Laurence Shalloo and Emer Kennedy look at some of the key themes for the Teagasc Moorepark open day on 2 July

MOOREPARK 26 March 2025

Dairy management: important time for calf health

Dairy management: important time for calf health

Aidan Brennan says the wet weather in recent weeks has been a challenge for calf health and that now is the time to start dosing regimes.

MANAGEMENT 26 March 2025

Dutch student wins Walsh scholars gold medal

Dutch student wins Walsh scholars gold medal

Presented at a ceremony in Ashtown on Thursday, Teagasc also presented awards to its top scholars across its four research programmes for exemplifying diversity, innovation and real-world focus.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Aidan Brennan looks at some new design ideas for calf sheds incorporating automatic calf feeders.

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 March 2025

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Adam Woods takes a look at some calf rearing tips for farmers rearing dairy beef calves

MANAGEMENT 26 March 2025

€20/calf dairy-beef weighing scheme returns

€20/calf dairy-beef weighing scheme returns

The scheme offers farmers a payment of €20 per eligible calf up to a maximum of 50 calves in return for recording and submitting weights to ICBF

NEWS 26 March 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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