02 September 2024
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5 min read
Abortion in sheep is estimated to cost UK sheep farmers up to £128 per ewe and is responsible for 30% of lambing losses and stillbirths. At a webinar held by the National Sheep Association, the Animal...
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Top-performing suckler herds focus on fertility, calf growth, tight calving patterns and targeted cow-calf inputs to produce heavier, healthier weaned calves.
24 January 2026
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6 min read
Reporting unusual symptoms this calving season could play a vital role in catching bluetongue before it is too late.
23 January 2026
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4 min read
Hamish Goldie has known Charolais all his life. His father Jim was one of the first to import them into the UK in 1969 and he now runs his own successful Goldies herd at South Bowerhouses, Dumfries
23 January 2026
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8 min read
