- Location
- Co antrim
I call it disaster when i go out for the cows and when i come back in my boots are all clabber
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- Thread starter it's not over
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Back Row Man
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- Location
- Co Antrim
Everything in for a TB test this morning ... they'll not be going out now !
- Location
- Northern Ireland
18.2 mm here since midnight, aiming out of the NW, and assuming a it's mostly past now.
it's not over
Member
- Location
- thunder rd co.antrim
Like the weather we have very little influence over such things as location or soil type. We are where we are. Stocking rates now come into play. Something we can dictate
Mouser
Member
- Location
- near Belfast
Not easy changed when it comes a wet week. Stocking for worst case scenario wouldn't be easy/ profitable either
- Location
- Co. Antrim
Very fortunate here in some senses when there’s a wind here ground dries quick due to no trees and hedges not so good when looking for some shelter 
- Location
- East meath/dublin
Dont bother with fairy liquid buy the solution a lot more accaurate not that dear about 25 euro for a full kit including paddle . If milk turns the colour of milky coffee and doesent thicken quarter is fine . A slightly darker colour then higher cell count turns to jelly big problem. Its a very handy tool for finding sub clinical mastitis .
- Location
- Co antrim
Bought a kit today. Only around 16 quid. So what way do i use it as i want to get it as accurate as possible? It didnt have instructions with it
- Location
- East meath/dublin
Discard the foremilk , then a few squirts from each qyarter into the compartments of the paddle. Take care not to mix the milk when youre at it .
A squirt of solution into each sample abd gently shake the paddle to mix .
Aquarter that goes the colour of milky coffee is under 100,000 more of a yellow colour but not sticky 2 to 3 00,000. If it gets a littke thick and will spread when you
" catch " it between your thumb c and forefinger then its close to a million .
Goes to jelly then 3 or 4 million . Thats how it was explained to me years ago in the good old days of the Dublin District Milk Board . The gave a chart showing the various reactions and their corresponding cell counts but its long gone .
You will get good at it after a while .
Happy hillbily
Member
- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
I use one of these, much quicker in the parlour, especially if your doing a lot of cows trying to find one culprit .
Use fairy liquid at one part fairy to four parts water. My vet recons fairy is more sensitive than the proper CMT fluid.
Use fairy liquid at one part fairy to four parts water. My vet recons fairy is more sensitive than the proper CMT fluid.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
You're gutsy. Hope it works out for you. Mine is well ready too, getting shot actually, but it mizzled today here right up to about 2 o'clock. Weathers being a right pain. The lands looking greasy. Going to be hard to dry it in these conditions.
Some shear of grass! Do you ted it out right behind the mower?
Stuart1
Member
Not normally right behind but today yes straight behind as it gives rain tomorrow.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
There's no right answer in this weather. Only the least worst answer. You can only do your best. Happy chopping.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
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