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Rearing Animals [BE.RA]

    Newborn calf being licked by it's mother
    Newborn calf being licked by it's mother

    Calving Equipment Checklist

    Are you ready for the start of calving?  Do you know where your calving ropes are?  Is your medicine cabinet well stocked?  With the first calf often arriving quicker than expected it’s a good idea to have checked that your calving equipment and essentials are ready for use.

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    Keeping Water Clean For Livestock

    With cattle now out to grass, it is worth remembering to empty and clean out water troughs to stop stale and potentially dirty, contaminated water sitting in troughs until cattle are housed again. 

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    Cow who has had a caesarean with her calf
    Cow who has had a caesarean with her calf

    Steps to Reduce Caesareans

    There are a number of steps you can take to try and mitigate the need for cow caesareans.  Calving is the most important time to have cows in the correct body condition. 

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    Caesarean Cows – Breed Again?

    For those of you with cows that have had caesarean sections this spring, the question you may be asking yourself, is whether or not you rebreed these cows again.  The likelihood of a cow getting back in calf after a caesarean is fairly high depending on how well the procedure went and the cow receiving the right aftercare.

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    Charolais bull eating silage
    Charolais bull eating silage

    Bulling Thoughts

    We may be concentrating on calving at the moment, but it is time to think about what needs to be done to ensure the bull is working when he is turned out.

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