Sheep

Welsh young farmer, Gwen Price hopes that leading the way in reducing antibiotic usage will encourage other farmers to follow suit. Ellie Layton reports.

Ovine pulmonary carcinoma (OPA), often known as Jaagsiekte disease, remains one of the most challenging diseases affecting the sheep industry.

A coordinated, cross-border effort, supported by more legislative back-up, holds the key to eradicating sheep scab longer term, sheep industry delegates have said.

A new entrant into the agriculture industry, Zoe Colville swapped baylage and the city life of a London hairdresser for baby lambs and a life in the countryside with her partner, Kriss, in Kent.

EasyCare sheep are proving to be the answer to sustainable lamb production for Lincolnshire farming enterprise. Angela Calvert reports.

Using the correct terminology and tailoring products to the right consumers will help push red meat sales more effectively.

The Beltex Sheep Society has appointed Cumbria-based Pedigree Livestock Services run by Andy Ryder to take on the administrative roles for the breed Society.

Fodder beet could be an attractive alternative to costly bought-in feeds, says Mark Snell who grows the crop to use for his own livestock business and also to sell to other farmers.

In what is thought to be the largest recorded data-set for sheep colostrum collected under commercial farming conditions, a new study has emphasised the importance of a good diet in late pregnancy and its link with colostrum quality.

Despite there being speculation that Northern Ireland would lose its non-accredited status for Maedi Visna (MV) officials have reassured breeders that Northern Ireland’s sheep flock will remain MV accredited.