BEEP- S - Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme for Sucklers

• BEEP-S - Weighing

  Weighing is the first compulsory measure under the BEEP environmental efficiency programme for sucklers. The objective of this measure is to target the weaning efficiency of the suckler cows and their calves through the collection of liveweights of cows and their progeny #VirtualBeefWeek

• BEEP-S - Meal Feeding

  Meal Feed is one of the voluntary measures under action 2 of the BEEP environmental efficiency programme for sucklers. The objective of this measure is to introduce calves to meal feeding for 4 weeks pre weaning and 2 weeks post weaning. The aim is to reduce the stress of weaning on the calf

• BEEP-S - Vaccination

  Vaccination is one of the voluntary measures under action 2 of the BEEP- S The objective of this measure is for farmers to implement a vaccination programme against respiratory disease in suckler calves & to record the details of vaccinations. Longer term vaccinations leads to lower antibiotic use

• BEEP-S - Faecal Sampling

  Under action 3 of BEEP-s you may have selected the optional measure of faecal egg testing for liver and rumen fluke in suckler cows. The aim of this task is to have a more targeted use of anthelmintics when treating suckler cows for liver or rumen fluke #VirtualBeefWeek

View videos from our Live@Grange presentation Monday July 6th 

• Principles of Herd Health Planning

  Frank O'Sullivan, Veterinary Practitioner, Teagasc Grange outlines how herd health planning will prevent disease, clinical or subclinical, how prevention is key. Herd health planning is an ongoing process helping capture at key times of the year key diseases and put in place steps to prevent them

• Benefits of Heat Synchronisation and timed AI for suckler cow herds - Artie Birt

  Artie Birt, suckler to beef farmer from Co Down, has been using heat synchronisation and timed AI since 2012. In this short clip, he talks about the benefits of using same #VirtualBeefWeek

• Sustainable Parasite Control with Orla Keane

  One of the consequences of grazing is exposure to gastro-intestinal gut worms. Anthelmintic resistance has arisen on a number of Irish cattle farms and is an issue that farmers need to deal with in the future. Orla Keane, researcher in Teagasc Grange, runs through sustainable parasite control