Livestock

Ever-present disease threats and adverse early spring weather events can all too easily put lamb survival at risk and depress growth rates to unacceptable levels, says Dr Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser with MSD Animal H

Farm groups have expressed their bitter disappointment after Senedd members voted not to annul Welsh Government’s controversial new water regulations yesterday.

Effective worm control in sheep should not rely on anthelmintics alone and instead needs a integrated approach, according to experts and farmers in a sustainable parasite control press briefing.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned Defras proposals to limit livestock transit times are based on outdated research and will cripple the poultry meat supply chain.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned Defra’s proposals to limit livestock transit times are based on outdated research and will ‘cripple’ the poultry meat supply chain.

Farm groups have expressed their bitter disappointment after Senedd members voted not to annul Welsh Governments controversial new water regulations yesterday.

Kelly Jowett never dreamed of being a scientist but now cannot imagine her life without it. Here she talks about how she is trying to make a difference in the world through the power of research and fieldwork at the globally acclaimed Rothamsted Research.

The 2021 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead in its traditional format but there will be live streaming of a limited programme of events.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Minister’s roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.