Livestock

Nottinghamshire Police have launched an appeal to catch the people responsible for the ’brutal slaughter’ of 18 lambs in a ’savage’ dog attack, which were discovered dead or seriously injured by a distraught Warsop farmer.

It was a victory for team Moralee at the end of a very different first day of this year’s Royal Highland proceedings.

Charollais from Bruce and Gregor Ingram’s Loanhead flock, Inverurie, dominated the MV accredited sheep inter-breed championships on the first day of the Royal Highland Showcase, taking both the individual and pairs titles.

The industry has called on consumers to continue to support local

The animal welfare charity has renewed its call for dog owners to be more responsible and keep their dogs on leads near livestock after two separate incidents within a week.

Meat processors are warning of an impending labour shortage which has become their ‘number one concern’ over recent weeks.

THE Summer Stunners online timed auction of pedigree sheep on behalf of Northern Irish breeders hosted by Harrison and Hetherington, topped at 5,300.

The Willsbro Holstein herd owned and managed by the Wills family, Wadebridge, Cornwall, held their spring sale at Exeter which topped at 12,000gns.

New measures to crack down on livestock worrying are set to be brought in across England and Wales through the Kept Animals Bill, which was introduced to Parliament this week.

THE seven-year-old stock bull, Ampertaine Jackpot, led the trade at 20,000 at the dispersal of the Inland Pasture herd of commercial breeding cattle on behalf of Simon and June Cadzow, Berwick upon Tweed.