Vaccinations
Peter McCann on 02 Jun 2021
UK TB vaccine trials to start in June
As England phases out badger culling, it is pinning hopes on a new TB cattle vaccine to be ready by 2025.
Peter McCann on 02 Jun 2021
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland
Adam Woods on 21 Apr 2021
Beef Management: stock bull NCT, weaning dairy calves and webinars
This week Adam Woods takes a look at completing a stock bull NCT, weaning dairy calves, applying for BEEP-S and next week’s webinar on Tullamore Farm.
Declan Marren on 18 Apr 2021
Getting off to the best start in the rearing phase
Declan Marren looks at some of the key considerations for calf rearing and the importance of getting off to the best possible start.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Beef management: getting ready for breeding, dosing and silage budgeting
Adam Woods takes a look at managing tight grass supplies, silage budgeting, dosing grazing animals and getting ready for breeding.
Darren Carty on 17 Mar 2021
Vaccinating and dosing – don’t forget the dog
The Irish Farmers Journal veterinary team outlines everything you need to know to keep your dog healthy and in prime working condition.
Niall Hurson on 16 Mar 2021
Department opens €40m BEEP-S
BEEP-S offers €50 per cow and calf pair weighed for the first 10 pairs and €40 per pair thereafter up to a maximum of 100 pairs.
Jack Kennedy on 03 Mar 2021
Newborns spring into life on farms
Newborn arrivals on any farm bring excitement and new hope, but also challenges.
Lorcan Allen on 20 Jan 2021
COVID rates extremely low in Irish meat factories – HSE
New figures from the HSE show the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing at meat plants is less than 2%, which is considerably lower than the rates on testing the general population.
Brian Nicholson on 09 Dec 2020
Farmer Writes: ewes housed and scanning begins
Brian Nicholson plans on scanning the first of the ewes this week.
Declan Marren on 02 Dec 2020
Beef Healthcheck: lung damage from pneumonia in cattle
In this video from the Animal Health Ireland series, vet Frank O’Sullivan takes a look at the damage pneumonia can cause to the lungs of cattle.
Adam Woods on 18 Nov 2020
Saving time to make time on part time farms
Ada m Woods takes a look at how part-time farmers can save some time around the yard during the busy winter months.
Adam Woods on 11 Nov 2020
Beef management: pneumonia, fluke control and keeping the stock bull right
Adam Woods takes a look at pneumonia issues on farms, keeping on top of fluke dosing and looking after the stock bull in thsi week's management notes.
Declan Marren on 04 Nov 2020
Vaccination protocol for winter on Thrive dairy calf to beef farm
Declan Marren outlines the vaccination protocol on the Thrive demo farm in preparation for the winter period.
Declan Marren on 04 Nov 2020
Focus: managing animal health in key period
Declan Marren takes a look at what is covered in this weeks indoor health management focus.
Adam Woods on 04 Nov 2020
Beef Management: autumn breeding and renting sheds
Beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at autumn breeding and renting sheds in this week's management notes.
Adam Woods on 09 Sep 2020
Concerns raised as merchant medicine sales in jeopardy
Adam Woods takes a look at some changes that could occur in the selling of animal medicines
Peter McCann on 18 Aug 2020
Dairylink: third cut silage and calving heifers
Dairylink Ireland participant James Martin gives an update from his farm in Dromintee, Co Armagh.
Darren Carty on 15 Aug 2020
Protecting your investment with a good quarantine protocol
With significant sums of money changing hands for breeding sheep it is important to have a good health programme in place for sheep coming on to the farm.
Peter McCann on 12 Aug 2020
Building a picture of animal health
A free Dairylink webinar on animal health went live earlier this week. Peter McCann reports