‘Some of my calves are too big’ – why this Galway farmer is rethinking his AI selections

‘Striking that balance between producing quality stock and calving ease needs some planning’

Six-week-old calves on Aonghusa Fahy's Galway farm

Aonghusa Fahy

Calving has gone well so far, with 19 calved by St Patrick’s weekend, and all will be calved by the end of March.

The big advantage of calving in eight to ten weeks is that I can now turn off the calving camera .