Livestock

The animal rights groups call was swiftly rebuffed by the Royal Highland Show which said it displayed a ’lack of understanding’ of the sector

Providing a more accurate detection of lung consolidation, lung scanning proves to be a positive tool in detecting and managing pneumonia in calves.

Police in Cheshire have released a video showing terrified sheep being chased into a stream by an out of control dog, in a bid to highlight the seriousness of sheep worrying.

Opinions around their being too much of a heavy emphasis around calculating carbon in future farm support models were herd at the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland’s Farm to Fork conference, held last week in Fife.

Aberdeen and Northern Marts hosted the Young Farmers overwintering competition held in conjunction with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) at the Thainstone Centre.  

Funding is set be made available for small-scale producers in Scotland later this year.

Government inaction on sheep worrying is ‘undermining and contradicting’ its own animal health and welfare strategy and leaving farmers and their flocks powerless against dog attacks.

Beef prices are continuing to run at record levels, despite strong production and weaker retail demand, with reduced output elsewhere supporting the market.

With this year marking 50 years since the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) was founded, chief executive Christopher Price reflects on what has been achieved in that time and priorities for the future

Livestock farmers are being encouraged to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or flocks.