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Bluetongue Virus: should we be worried?
Bluetongue Virus: should we be worried?

  There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the risk of the Bluetongue Virus arriving in Ireland. And while I don't think farmers s...

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Warm Spell Raises Blowfly Threat
Warm Spell Raises Blowfly Threat

A Welcome Change The heatwave currently sweeping across the country is a welcome development to all of us. After what has been two dire months of rec...

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Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak: How Keep Yourself, Your Family and Your Livestock Safe
Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak: How Keep Yourself, Your Family and Your Livestock Safe

 Agridirect.ie discusses the recent outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in the mid-west, and outlines some measures farmers can take to protect themsel...

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Calving season: 5 top tips for debudding calves
Calving season: 5 top tips for debudding calves

Agridirect.ie discusses debudding, and offers 5 key tips to ensure that the procedure is as painless and humane as possible. Let’s be honest....

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Herd Management: Milk Fever and How to Prevent it
Herd Management: Milk Fever and How to Prevent it

As we move through calving season, Agridirect.ie discusses how to prevent and treat milk fever in lactating cows.   On the look...

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Calving in February: keeping out the cold is key
Calving in February: keeping out the cold is key

Agridirect.ie discusses how the current inclement weather conditions pose a threat to calves, and outlines how calf jackets can help to prevent serio...

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Weanling killer: Cryptosporidium and how to manage it
Weanling killer: Cryptosporidium and how to manage it

As we move into calving season, Agridirect.ie talks the threat of cryptosporidium in weanlings and looks at some of the best ways of treating and pre...

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Killer in the feedlot: Bovine Respiratory Disease and how to prevent it
Killer in the feedlot: Bovine Respiratory Disease and how to prevent it

Agridirect.ie discusses Bovine Respiratory Disease, one of the leading causes of revenue loss on Irish feedlots. Major revenue loss Bovine Respir...

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Indoor Lambing: The Basics
Indoor Lambing: The Basics

Agridirect.ie talks early lambing, and outlines some of the steps farmers can take to prevent lamb losses before, during and after birth. As Decemb...

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Lead poisoning: prevention is key
Lead poisoning: prevention is key

Agridirect.ie discusses the dangers of lead poisoning on the farm, and outlines some measures you can take to prevent your animals from ingesting thi...

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Winter dysentery: a preventable nuisance
Winter dysentery: a preventable nuisance

With housing season well underway, Agridirect.ie discusses the symptoms of winter dysentery and outlines some measures farmers can take to prevent...

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Ewe abortions: causes and prevention
Ewe abortions: causes and prevention

Agridirect.ie discusses the causes of abortion in ewes and outlines some measures that farmers can take to mitigate risk. Flock health post tupping...

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