Why Are My Cows Eating Stones? (PICA) Pica is a condition where cows & cattle eat or lick items that are of no nutritional value. The most common complaint within our catchment area is the licking of stones in ditches and along roadways, licking clay, stakes, gates & handles & even urine.In general the cause […]
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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Management of Lice on Cattle By Conor Ryan Over the winter months, housing provides us with an exceptional opportunity to revise the animal health plan we have in place on our farm. After the mild autumn, lice burdens will be relatively high. Heavy lice burdens will cause animals to itch which will act to reduce
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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
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Cubicle Lime Options for this Housing Season It is important to keep cubicle beds for cows clean and well maintained during housing when both dry and lactating cows are lying on them. They should be cleaned and dusted with a limestone mix twice daily to ensure optimal conditions. If conditions become wet on the beds
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Dosing Overview for Winter It’s the time of the year again where animals are getting closer to being housed over the winter. Housing livestock provides a great opportunity to dose with anthelmintics to reduce parasite burdens.In cattle the main parasites farmers are concerned about at housing time are worms, fluke, and lice. Over the grazing
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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
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