General Details
- Herd test completed last week and all clear
- Farm soil sampled this week, results due back in 2 weeks
- First 30 cows to calve vaccinated for scour
- Preparing for calving this week
- Student started work placement this week (12 week placement)
- Met vet last week to discuss calving protocols
Grassland Details
- Average farm cover 825 kg DM/day on 18th November
- Soil temperatures in Athenry currently 4.8 degrees
- Plan to do opening cover next Monday 8th February
Housing/Nutrition details
- All cows receiving pre-calving minerals at rate of 100 grams/head/day
- All meal feeding to weanlings has now ceased to avail of compensatory growth when turned out to graze
- Replacement heifers to remain on 1kg/head/day
- Second cut silage pit opened and being fed
Key recommendations for this week
- Finish cleaning calving pens in preparation for calving
- Cease all meal feeding to weanlings
- Replacement heifers to remain on 1kg/head/day
- Currently cows penned according to BCS and feed is being restricted to cows over 4 BCS
- Cows being fed straw 3 days each week
- Weanlings to be weighed this week
Cattle Slaughtering 2015/16 to Date
