Livestock

JOHN Elliot, who runs the Rawburn pedigree Aberdeen-Angus herd, along with his family, in the Scottish Borders, explained how the main aim of their business was to breed fuel-efficient profitable cattle

NMR has introduced a genomic testing service for cross-bred herds as part of its GeneEze service

Scott Donaldson, group director of H&H based in Carlisle, raised the question of who benefits from the data collected in the performance recording and pedigree information of cattle

Speakers at this year's British Cattle Breeders Club conference in Telford used the theme 'joining the dots' to bring highlight the importance of bringing together people, research and technology

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