Importance of Creeping Lambs  by Jack Doherty It is well established that by creep feeding Lambs concentrates increases lamb performance and reduces slaughter age on lambs. Lamb creep should be offered to lambs when they are 2 to 3 weeks old. They need to be taking in their own feed on top of the Ewes …
Feeding Ewes around Lambing by Jack Doherty Ewes should have adequate floor, trough and feed barrier space at all times and access to clean water. Thin ewes need to be separated now and fed additionally, as they will not be able to maintain condition while producing milk when they lamb down. It’s important to remember …
How Much Concentrates To Feed Your Cows by Mark Flannery It’s that time of year again when our dairy farmers are entering the busy season of calving and decisions have to be made on what to feed the cow and how much. The answer will vary from farm to farm as cow condition, calving stress, …
Silage Testing By Diarmuid Guinan Silage testing can be one of the most important tasks carried out before housing animals for the winter. The nutritional results such as Crude Protein, Dry Matter, Metabolizable Energy and Ash can be taken from the silage result. As well as this the sample can be sent for mineral analysis …
Calf Milk Replacer, what should you feed this Spring? By Mark Flannery & Willie Boland The first six months of a calf’s life is crucial, it is 8% of its total life but during that time the calf reaches 25% of its total adult weight. Sexual maturity in female calves is directly linked to the …
For all your equine feed requirements, look no further than Liffey Mills this winter.
Animal Feed Additive Range With current fodder and concentrate prices, there has never been a more important time to have the animals’ rumen running smoothly as every kg of live weight is essential. Liffey Mills have two completely unique and exclusive feed additives included in our premium range of feeds. Both additives are formulated to …
Pre-Calving Mineral Range With the current price of milk it’s most likely the dry period will be shorter on many farms this winter than before. With this in mind, now is the time to assess your dry cow needs in terms of minerals. A hugely important spend on any farm but often an underestimated one …
Liffey Mills October Newsletter covers Winter Crops, Animal Silage Requirements, Fodder Budgeting and Concentrate Feeding.
Liffey Mills June Newsletter covers Summer Scour and CCN in calves, crop packaging and fertiliser ranges for summer 2022.
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