Shows & Sales

Recent research found found supplementing sows with oregano essential oil (OEO) has the potential to increase margin over feed value by 59 per sow per year, and increase the number of piglets weaned.

Although a relatively uncommon disease on-farm, malignant catarrhal fever must not be mistaken for other more complex diseases. Hannah Noble reports.

A top price of 13,800 for fully broken dogs and a new world record price of 7,600 for an unbroken puppy were recorded at Skipton’s timed online working sheep dog sale.

British Blonde bulls sold to a high of 12,000gns at Carlisle for Hallfield Plato, a November 2019-born son of Broccagh Kingfisher out of Hallfield Mia from P. Weightman and Sons, Peterlee. It sold to Messrs Atkinson, Ulversto

A new breed record of 30,000gns for a British Blue bull was set at the Border British Blue Club sale at Carlisle.

An animal welfare workshop at this year’s online ICAR conference covered topics such as tail damage and identifying reliable biomarkers for stress. Hannah Noble reports.

THE 118 Limousin bulls on offer at the breed society sale at Carlisle peaked at 50,000gns to average 8,302.78, up 1,950 on 2019 with an 84 per cent clearance rate.

The switch from selling sheepdogs in the field at live auction to timed auctions, therefore, opening sales up to a wider audience, is thought to be a key factor in the boom in prices over the last year or so.

Charolais bulls topped at 9,500gns to average 5,615, up 370 on last year with a clearance rate of 58 per cent.

A new Stirling May sale average of 5,345, up 510 up on last year, was set for Simmental bulls which peaked at 9,500gns for a 81 per cent clearance rate.