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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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Our focus is often on the wrong end

Our focus is often on the wrong end

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The story of spring calving in 2025

The story of spring calving in 2025

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Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

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Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy

Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy

Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy

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Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme, tetany and Coccidiosis

Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme, tetany and Coccidiosis

Adam Woods takes a look at Coccidiosis infection , tetany prevention and getting the all important BPS application lodged before the 15th May.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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 1 January 1970

Essential tips for disbudding and castration of calves

Essential tips for disbudding and castration of calves

Adam Woods outline some tips on budding and castration covered at last week’s AHI walk in Donegal.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 1970

Beef Management: body Condition Scores, pneumonia and taking a break

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.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience