From equipment checklists to mastering observation, veterinary collaboration and proactive intervention, calving season ...

With the calving season rapidly approaching for spring calvers, getting the sheds, equipment and facilities ready must be ...

Ensuring suckler cows have at least 14% crude protein in their diet before calving will help antibody production and improve ...

Remember a cow in the dry period is like an athlete in pre-season and you must prepare the system for the season ahead, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy Cows can get very ...

A vet audit of more than 600 caesarean sections performed on cattle showed that the majority – 77% – took place in suckler herds. And in 62% of all cases, the procedure was carried out because the ...