Darragh McCullough writes about his visit to one of the biggest dairy farms in the world – a 25,000 cow unit in the heart of the Saudi Arabian desert – with rare video footage and photos online at independent.ie and @darraghmccullou Farm penalties hit record highs The average farm penalty has doubled since 2005 to a record high of nearly €1,000/farm, writes Caitriona Murphy. Department of Agriculture data shows that while the overall amount that farmers were fined in 2012 dropped by 13pc to just under €2.5m, the amount per farmer climbed by nearly a third Routine antibiotic use in dairy cows must change Veterinary expert, Peadar O Scanaill, calls for a radical rethink on the way dairy farmers routinely use antibiotics on their dairy cows at the end of their lactations. He believes that growing levels of antibiotic resistance in our hospitals serves as a wake-up call for our 18,000 dairy farmers
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:23:24 +0000
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