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Keep calves on transition milk, says NI vet

Antibodies are passed on to calves in both colostrum and transition milk

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 November 2025

Keep calves on transition milk, says NI vet

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Farmer Writes: all cows calved

Farmer Writes: all cows calved

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Johne’s plans not implemented on NI dairy farms

Johne’s plans not implemented on NI dairy farms

Johne’s plans not implemented on NI dairy farms

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Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

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My Farming Week: Jim Hogan, Ballyegan, Birr, Co Offaly

My Farming Week: Jim Hogan, Ballyegan, Birr, Co Offaly

Jim has 25 ewes lambing at the minute and also has 40 bee hives on his farm in Birr Co Offaly.

NEWS 5 February 2025

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan

ANIMAL HEALTH 5 February 2025

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

This week, we take a look at preventing and treating scours. There's also an upcoming livestock demo in Carrigallen Mart in Co Leitrim.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

Top tips from the Teagasc lambing webinar

Top tips from the Teagasc lambing webinar

From correct feeding of colostrum to simple methods of sterlising equipment, the webinar had lots of practical tips for a smoother lambing season.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

Tullamore Farm: large number of heifer calves born

Tullamore Farm: large number of heifer calves born

Adam Woods has the latest update on Tullamore Farm and how calving is progressing.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

Dairy management: calving, grazing and getting fertiliser spread

Dairy management: calving, grazing and getting fertiliser spread

Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers in the throes of the busiest weeks of calving

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

Sheep management: ewe nutrition, colostrum and schmallenberg virus

Sheep management: ewe nutrition, colostrum and schmallenberg virus

Ewe nutrition in late gestation has a profound effect on lamb birth weights, colostrum quality and yield and ewe mothering ability.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

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