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Beef
Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year
James Hanly
The Irish Farmers Journal conducted analysis of RVL monthly reports which found that 494 cattle died from the infection with affected animals presenting each month.
21 May 2025 News
Sepsis biggest cause of sheep deaths last year
Irish Farmers Journal analysis of RVL reports has shown that 20% (181) of all sheep given to the laboratories had died from either a blood infection or sepsis.
21 May 2025 Animal Health
Top five summer health tips for sucklers
Tullamore farm vet Donal Lynch takes a look at some summer health tips for suckler farms.
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.
19 February 2025 Management
Nine months’ pneumonia virus protection with only two injections
Kevin Moran farms 105 hectares with 260 cows, in a spring-calving, grass-based system in Caherlistrane, Co Galway. All young stock are contract-reared from 13 weeks of age, to the point of calving.
15 February 2025 Advertisers' anouncements
Farmers view SCEP weight snub as double standards
The issue of ICBF not including farmer recorded weights in SCEP rose its head at the Irish Farmers Journal Suckler roadshow event in west Cork on Tuesday evening.
29 January 2025 News
Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather
As milder weather is likely to increase the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, keep a close eye on animals in the coming days.
14 January 2025 Management
Revised dates for Teagasc/AHI CalfCare events
Many of the events organised in early January have been affected by the tough icy weather, with some events being rescheduled or cancelled.
10 January 2025 News
Update: Teagasc to host calf care events around the country
The events will be aimed at dairy farmers, as well as beef farmers who rear dairy-beef calves.
5 January 2025 News
One Irish sheep flock under restriction for maedi visna
Maedi visna - also known as ovine progressive pneumonia - is a persistent infection of sheep and goats.
5 January 2025 News
Weekend weather: wet, windy and wintry
Met Éireann has announced a wet and wintry weekend, with lowest temperatures of 2°C.
20 December 2024 News
Beef Management: body Condition Scores, pneumonia and taking a break
In this week's Beef Management we look at pneumonia outbreaks in weanlings, body condition scoring suckler cows and taking a break at Christmas.
18 December 2024 Management