The annual barometer of native livestock breed numbers, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's watchlist, has been released. Katie Jones looks at what some of these breeds could offer UK agriculture in the future....
The annual barometer of native livestock breed numbers, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's watchlist, has been released. Katie Jones looks at what some of these breeds could offer UK agriculture in the future....
JOHN Elliot, who runs the Rawburn pedigree Aberdeen-Angus herd, along with his family, in the Scottish Borders, explained how the main aim of their business was to breed fuel-efficient profitable cattle
NMR has introduced a genomic testing service for cross-bred herds as part of its GeneEze service
Scott Donaldson, group director of H&H based in Carlisle, raised the question of who benefits from the data collected in the performance recording and pedigree information of cattle