Cow's milk is for calves, not babies ... making sure that your kitchen, the bottles, the teats and any utensils you use are sterilised. Your baby will lack defences against common germs, and ...

For the second year in a row, one Longford farmer's lucky ewe has defied the odds to give birth to set of four healthy ...

Spring has sprung, and with it comes new life, particularly with the arrival of the lambing and calving season for our island farmers.

In more severe cases the calves can be placed in warm water, specially designed warming boxes, or near a heat source such as an electric blanket, heat lamp, or hot water bottles ... Cows with large ...

It never fails; we always seem to end up with at least one bottle calf each spring—but last year we had five! At this time last year, I was pregnant with my first child and carrying five bottles ...

A program that started with 22 mentees has grown into the largest school-based mentoring program in the nation that has served more than 49,000 students since its inception. Tammy Ingwerson opened ...

The Thrifty 150 bottle holds 14 fl. oz. and will treat 150 cows, while competitors’ teat dip bottles hold only 12 fl. oz. and will treat only 30 cows, Hakes says. “Fewer refills mean less spilling ...

Keep the housing area dry and free of manure and provide ample supply of dry clean bedding daily. Garcia noted that teat skin chapping (frostbite) can become a problem in lactating cows during cold, ...

“We tested it on all of our own bull calves and the thickness of the plastic that’s facing ... “Benefits include not applying the band too high, not catching any teats, and also making sure that both ...