Livestock

With an increased starling population as the winter months set in at risk of eating into total mixed rations and other hard feed stocks on dairy farms, we round up some of the advice on how to effectively control starling numbers. Hannah Park reports.

On her first time exhibiting at the English Winter Fair, held once again at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire, Rebecca Armstrong, Ledbury, took the top honours in the sheep ring with her pair of Beltex wether lambs.

Cranswick said the labour and supply challenges were being well-managed in its business as the crisis continues for pig farmers

New maternal evaluations will be launched in 2022 which aim to shift the focus to efficiency rather than purely output, explained Sam Boon, Signet Breeding Services manager at the online Sheep Breeders Round Table conference.

A perspective on the way in which genomic data has helped to transform future selection and breeding of sheep in New Zealand was delivered at this year’s online Sheep Breeders Round Table conference.

George Cullimore, a Lleyn breeder from Bath, gave an up-date on projects focusing on breeding for parasite resistance at this year’s online Sheep Breeders Round Table conference.

Delegates gathered in Stratford-upon-Avon for the 2021 Total Dairy conference, where speakers discussed how the dairy industry could build resilience. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Delegates gathered in Stratford-upon-Avon for the 2021 Total Dairy conference, where speakers discussed how the dairy industry could build resilience. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Red meat has been completely misunderstood and unfairly targeted as the scapegoat for consumers in the climate change debate.

A collective of the world’s largest animal health companies is reportedly ‘on track or ahead of schedule’ across all commitments made as part of a plan to help reduce the need for antibiotics.