Livestock

Field trials for a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) BCG cattle vaccine and a skin test have begun at a farm in England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced. 

Andrew Barraclough has been producing rose veal from his dairy bull calves for almost two decades, with the meat marketed to prestigious London catering establishments. Wendy Short reports.

Spirits were high in the West Country last week when Devon Show became the first fully-fledged county event with general public attendance to be staged since 2019. 

The fire was believed to have be started by an ’accidental ignition’

TRADE topped at 21,000gns at the final sale to disperse the Sterndale and Peak herds of pedigree Holsteins on behalf of Bill Nadin and Yasmin Bradbury, on-farm at Earl Sterndale, Derbyshire.

For the first time in its history, this year the Great Yorkshire Show will be run over four days from Tuesday July 13 to Friday July 16 at its Harrogate showground.

Refining strategies for prevention of hypocalcemia could optimise herd transition periods, according to research presented by Dr Jesse Goff at the recent online Alltech One Ideas Conference.

Overall dairy demand is continuing to grow worldwide, said Dr Torsten Hemme, chief executive officer and founder of the IFCN Dairy Research Network who spoke at the recent online Alltech One Ideas Conference.

History was made at the last Great Yorkshire Show in 2019 when a Dutch Spotted ewe claimed the sheep inter-breed title for the first time. Since then, the breed has gone from strength to strength.