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June 10, 2021, 6:00 am
Milk recording has become an increasingly important management tool used on Irish dairy farms.
Yet 2020 saw what can only be described as a stall in the uptake of milk recording across the country, with many of the providers ceasing operations for a period of time due to Covid-19 restrictions.
With the restrictions continuing for most of 2020, many farmers chose not to start milk recording.
It has been highlighted on several occasions that the use of milk recording data will be of the upmost importance heading into 2022 and beyond.
This will particularly be the case when the blanket use of antibiotic dry cow therapy (ADCT) will no longer be allowed on Irish dairy farms, due to changes in EU regulations.
The aspiration of eradicating bovine tuberculosis (TB) may seem far-fetched given the lengthy eradication programme and dwindling progress in recent years.
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