You’ll enjoy a winter break better if SDCT goes well with the help of milk recording
The cow too needs a break, giving her udder a chance to heal back to normal.
How many farmers are using milk recording this year as we face into the compulsory use of selective dry cow therapy in 2022? File Picture.
Sun, 25 Apr, 2021 - 09:00
Paul Redmond
It was almost 20 years ago, in the old terminal of Cork Airport.
We had just checked in and all the luggage had gone through, so it was time to head upstairs and start the holiday.
There was a fairly large crowd assembled already, quite a rowdy bunch who looked like they had been there for a while.
Newborn traveller whose misadventure came to a sad end
A farmer found himself in trouble with a heifer calving
A farmer found himself in need of the vet when a calving heifer got into trouble. File Picture.
Sun, 28 Feb, 2021 - 11:00
Paul Redmond
I was waiting at Nobb Hill for our details to be checked, before we were allowed to enter the Serengeti Wildlife Park.
The heat was bearable, with the sun high in the sky. There were jeeps everywhere carrying people of all nationalities, and the gaggle of different languages was amazing.
Then a telephone rang. Where am I? …
I struggled to wake up, and realised that my mobile phone was ringing beside my bed.
Why is there an explosion in milk fever cases?
Is it the weather, the quality of silage being fed or too much condition?
Figures show that the 305-day milk yield from a cow that has suffered from milk fever can be reduced as much as 1,000 kg per cow.
Sat, 20 Feb, 2021 - 15:02
Paul Redmond
For the last number of years, we had a serious amount of calls to one of our clients with milk fever, quite often involving a calving as well.
This current year, however, has seen an explosion in the number of cases throughout the countryside.
The amount of herds experiencing the problem is quite staggering.