pedigree livestock

A new year prompts a fresh look at the genetics programme for three of the country's top pedigree breeders, who review their goals for performance improvement in the 12 months ahead

Charolais bulls met a more select trade, selling to an average of £11,760, down £393 on the year, with 104 bulls sold at a clearance rate of 78%

Eight Luing bulls sold to an average of £12,250, up £97 on the year, with the 15 Salers bulls forward selling for an average of £8,211, up £2,698 on last year’s sale

Trade was booming at the second round of the February Stirling Bull Sales, with Simmentals selling to 30,000gns twice

Limousin bulls sold to a high of 20,000gns, with 55 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 86%, the trade averaged £9,744, up £2,411 on the previous year

Beef Shorthorn bulls set a new record of 40,000gns at the first Stirling February showcase. With 55 bulls sold, the trade averaged £9,234, up £2,758 on the year

Crowds returned to United Auctions for the first of the February Stirling Bull Sales, where records were broken across breeds

Evening Sidekick Jennifer is the first cow to be crowned SuperCow champion for three consecutive years at the AgriScot dairy showcase

After making their AgriScot showring debut last year, the Jackson family are looking forward to exhibiting at this year's event

The Chapelton herd is synonymous with quality, well-bred native cattle as a result of the careful stockmanship of the Biggar family