Best Practice To Help Avoid Infection On Sheep Farms
With Springtime farm activity at its peak, sheep farmers across Ireland are busy lambing and moving flocks out to grass. At this time of year farmers and farm staff are handling animals a lot more. It is important to be aware that all animals carry a range of...
Communicating Effective and Easily with Farm Staff and Contractors
Spring can quickly lead into Summer and farm jobs will move from calving, lambing and animal husbandry to grass management and making silage, hay and straw. With lots of activity and different tasks to be completed, farmers often rely on farm workers and contractors...
Dairy Farmers Urged to Review Their Hoof Care Practice
Hoof care and lameness continue to be a challenge on dairy farms across Ireland. Ongoing prevention and treatments are needed to ensure that infection and disease are kept at bay. There are a number of different causes for infection and disease in the foot including,...
Watch Out for Common Illness in Your Calving Herd
Leading on from our last article on calf housing, health, and management, we now look towards what farmers need to watch out for in the coming weeks. Animal Health Statistics from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), reported on 3rd February 2021, showed there...