A trio of 10,000gns bids helped deliver a record ram lamb average of £1,508.17 at the Northern Irish National Texel sale at Ballymena

The Limousin heifer, Brockhurst Tranquility, owned by W.J. and M. Mash, Chesham, and shown by Jimmy McMillan, first claimed the continental championship before going on to take the supreme beef title

Females led the trade at the Dutch Spotted Sheep Society show and sale at Carlisle when selling to 18,000gns

Implementation of five-point sheep lameness plan improves flock health and welfare

Whether or not to tup hoggs can be a tricky decision especially when the focus is on growing your flock. SAC sheep specialist Poppy Frater offers some advice

A Suffolk with takes the overall Sheep championship while a Limousin reigns supreme in the beef section. Chloe Palmer reports

A new breed record of 30,000gns was set at the Blacknose Beauties national show and sale of Valais Blacknose sheep at Carlisle

The sale of exhibition cattle at the Thainstone Spectacular topped at £9,000 for J. S. Baillie, Tankerness, Orkney

The Scottish National Texel sale at Lanark peaked at 70,000gns but averages were down on the year.

The Ryeland Flock Book Society Sale at Ludlow market saw a new breed record set as well as a new Coloured Ryeland record with increased averages and a clearance rate of 86%