Mastitis

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

Martin Merrick goes through some key advice around grass supplies, reducing summer mastitis risk and testing slurry.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

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Farmer Writes: wet conditions dominant

Farmer Writes: wet conditions dominant

FARMER WRITES 4 March 2026

The 1-2-3 process for dealing with mastitis in dairy herds this spring

The 1-2-3 process for dealing with mastitis in dairy herds this spring

MANAGEMENT 18 February 2026

Supporting udder health and comfort in early lactation

Supporting udder health and comfort in early lactation

Supporting udder health and comfort in early lactation

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 22 January 2026

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

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Dairy farm families to be recognised for herd health at CellCheck awards

Dairy farm families to be recognised for herd health at CellCheck awards

The awards recognise the excellence achieved by Irish dairy farmers in herd health, specifically those that achieve a consistently low somatic cell count.

NEWS 29 June 2025

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Aidan Brennan looks at the possible advantages of teat sealing dairy heifers prior to drying off.

MANAGEMENT 29 June 2025

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan examines the importance of good cubicle hygiene and looks ahead to a demonstration at Dairy Day.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 29 June 2025

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Daire Cregg looks at solutions to solving high cell count issues as national average SCC rises to 184,000 cells/ml.

MANAGEMENT 29 June 2025

Farmer Writes: grass growth is fairly bleak

Farmer Writes: grass growth is fairly bleak

Padraig Callanan discusses grass growth on his farm (or lack thereof) treating E coli mastitis and reseeding.

FARMER WRITES 29 June 2025

Beef Management: hot weather issues, mastitis and SCEP weighing dates

Beef Management: hot weather issues, mastitis and SCEP weighing dates

Adam Woods takes a look at cattle health issues in hot weather, mastitis incidences and making sure you are up to date with your SCEP weights.

MANAGEMENT 29 June 2025

Strategies to reduce SCC and methane emissions

Strategies to reduce SCC and methane emissions

Pablo Silva Bolona looks at ways to reduce bulk tank SCC, while Ben Lahart, Hazel Costigan and Charles Dwan look at updates to methane emissions factors.

MOOREPARK 29 June 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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