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• Listeriosis in cows

  Visited a farm today with a herd of dairy cows presented for scanning which had not been detected in heat. A high proportion of these cows presented had abnormal ovarian activity. Further discussion with the farmer revealed that the herd had undergone... Posted Jan 26 2011, 09:54 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: cow comfort, listeria bacteria, baled silage, Listeriosis, abnormal ovarian activity [Edit Tags]

• Cow comfort and its importance in breeding.

  Visited a herd in County Kerry yesterday with a herd of suckler cows with a breeding programme set for the winter period. There were various cross-breeds in the herds with simmental cross, charolais cross & limousin cross & hereford cross. Cows... Posted Apr 21 2010, 12:56 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: cow comfort, breeding [Edit Tags]

• Cow comfort

  visited a farm in North Kerry today where we saw a dramatic improvement in pre-breed fertility scan, The main change associated with the farm was the erection of a new house for the cows giving them far greater feeding space. Previous times he only had... Posted Apr 13 2010, 03:59 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: pre-breed scan, cow comfort [Edit Tags]