ketosis

The true cost of ketosis lies in effect on cow health Kate Heller MRCVS Elanco Ruminant Technical Consultant and Dairy Farmer Approximately 75% of disease in dairy cows typically happens in the first month after calving (Ref 1), with around half of dairy cows experiencing some sort of...

Written by John Swire A rapid onset, steady release, high calcium oral capsule for dairy cows to reduce the risk of post-calving milk fever and sub-clinical calcium deficiency has been developed by Animax. In carbonate form, Easycal® Capsules supply 60g of calcium, which the maker claims is 40%...

Written by William Kellett The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wishes to bring to the attention of farmers the need to consider the risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this autumn and winter. Using a forecasting system based on climate data, staff at the institute have...

I have a problem Arla have rejected our milk on the grounds that it has a sweet fruity smell to it . our cell count is 160 and bactoscan is around 10 . the cows eat swift kale /rape hybrid about 2 paces each day and add lib big bales 1st and 2nd cut rye grass they have been having some baled...

Im strictly spring calving but this year i have 20 high yielding pure jersey cows and xs not in calf giving 15 to 20 litres .some are first calvers some 6th.Will they milk for two years i usually just cull but am abit short of replacement this year and keeping them would be a cheap alternative.

Written by Agriland Team A new farm management application, dubbed Lely Horizon, has been recently unveiled by Lely. Revealed by the Dutch dairy robotics giant last week, the new application connects data from all relevant equipment and suppliers on the farm in one management system. Horizon...

Written by Agriland Team The pioneering Lakeland Agri / Premier Nutrition Transition Management System (TMS) saves Northern Ireland farmers thousands of pounds by ensuring the cow is well managed during the dry and early lactation period. The TMS programme monitors cows and dairy herds across...

What’s the best of testing a cow if she is low in energy etc? I had a temp vet out one year and he sampled a drop of the cows blood on the spot with a little device and it told him if the cow was low in energy or if she had ketosis.

Just wondering what way other jersey herds manage their dry cow diets? Had quite a bit of bother with sub clincial milk fever and ketosis last year and looking ideas to sort it for incoming calving season. Had been feeding haylage and a dry cow nut. Thanks

Written by John Swire VikingGenetics UK has announced it is marketing the revolutionary cow monitoring system, smaXtec, in the UK. The system is unique in the marketplace in measuring the three parameters – activity, temperature and rumen pH. The fact that these measurements are taken from...

Does anyone have someone that they would recommend? We calve seasonally through late Summer and Autumn and often find that cows don't do as well as they should. I think our main issues are poorly balanced buffer feeding when out at grass, poor protein/energy balance when housed usually resulting...

The last 3 charolais calves we had all wouldn't suck the cows at birth. 2 different bulls. The last one was cavelands fenian. Born now 14 hours and still wont suck the cow. Itll suck her if i hold its head and turn the tit into her mouth and risk getting my brains knocked out but i cant hold it...

Hi I had a cow abort a calf, about a month early. No reason why, vet has taken bloods from cow. I milked her the day she calved, all ok. Yesterday she was not great looking so vet tubed her with recovery drink and gylcol. I went to the yard this morning and she milked a small amount, but Is not...

Written by Agriland Team Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems, according to a new Dutch study. Cows with less fluctuations are healthier, more resilient and live longer. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research...

Written by Agriland Team It has been well documented that a single missed heat on an Irish grazing farm can cost a dairy farmer €250. In today’s dairy economy, that’s a lot of money to use someplace else – especially if multiple heats are missed. “When heats aren’t detected, it leads to more...

It’s something I just can’t get right,I absolutely hate calving due to complications afterwards.:banghead: Currently feeding 5kilo of chopped straw with the rest made up of the milk cow ration,dry cow minerals and 150g of mag chloride. Averaging just over 10k litres with a third of the herd in...

Written by Agriland Team As we come to the end of the milking season on many spring calving dairy farms, our attention is turning to getting cows ready for the calving period and the next milking season ahead. With that, there are a couple of things farmers should be doing now – or in the next...

Written by Agriland Team With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms – to getting the cow prepared, in terms of body condition, for calving this coming spring. The cheapest way in ensuring thin cows reach a target body...

Looking for advice/ideas. We are a AYR herd averaging 6500l with Channel Islands cows. Have a mixer wagon which the milkers are fed blend, fodder beet and grass silage. Dry cows were fed through mixer wagon too but we were experiencing fresh cow problems. For the last 3-4 months we have moved...

Written by Agriland Team With the drying-off period only around the corner, one of the key components of setting your cows up for next spring is having them at the correct body condition score (BCS) at drying off. Ideally, cows should be at a target BCS of three at drying off – to allow for...