Sheep

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.

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.

UK livestock sectors are making good progress on antibiotic use targets, according to the latest report from the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) targets task force.

A new deal between the UK and the EU will allow breeding sheep to be moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (NI) again, after Brexit imposed an effective moratorium.

A lack of suitable abattoirs is one of the top three greatest barriers to growth for farmers and smallholders selling rare and native breed products.

The case for a network of local abattoirs has been well made, including in a recent report by The Prince’s Countryside Fund, but it may not be a realistic proposition, according to a retail butcher.

John Gent was announced as the winner of the inauguralDavid Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Borderway Agri Expo event.

Heifers led the supreme judging as the Borderway Agri-Expo event returned to Carlisle for the first time since 2019.