Livestock

The first Scrapie genotyping service providing UK sheep breeders with eight additional markers for commercial traits, together with the ability to verify parentage and pedigree

Auctioneer at Bentham Auction Mart, Will Alexander discusses the state of current trade

Preliminary results of the Forage for CH4nge project were shared with farmers at a meeting in Leyburn, North Yorkshire

Making small, but significant tweaks to lambing management procedures can dramatically improve lamb survival

The industry has flagged concerns over a consultation on the issue in the Government’s A New Vision for Water report

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ex-pig farmer John Walmsley, Blackburn, warns that higher welfare laws could once again undercut British farmers if trade protections are not enforced

Bulls from the Evans family’s Llwynhywel herd will be making the long trip to Stirling Bull Sales

Top-performing suckler herds focus on fertility, calf growth, tight calving patterns and targeted cow-calf inputs to produce heavier, healthier weaned calves.

The new Animal Welfare Strategy for England was debated in parliament on Wednesday (January 22)

Reporting unusual symptoms this calving season could play a vital role in catching bluetongue before it is too late.