With the main breeding season kicking off over the next few days, the key job is to get cows in heat submitted for AI, writes ...

Animal monitoring systems are a trusted solution for accurate heat detection, but their impact extends beyond that.

Dairy farmer John Stone of Co. Westmeath credits Censortec collars with his ability to compact calving into much shorter ...

Less than 20% of all suckler-bred calves born in Ireland are bred from AI sires, with the rest bred from stock bulls, ...

Technology has “revolutionised” the day-to-day management of Meade Dairy Farm in Co Meath, making tasks like milking, calf ...

Creep feeding in the suckler herd should ideally commence when calves require additional energy to maintain target weight ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game changer in modern-day dairying, imagining a dairy farm where technology ...

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Both conventional and robotic dairies typically employ activity monitoring devices to record the baseline activity of a cow ...

In order for heat detection protocols to return acceptable pregnancy rates, cows need to be frequently monitored for visual signs of estrus. Check cows at least three times per day for a half hour ...