Livestock News

Müller UK & Ireland has joined the processor-led organisation Dairy UK as it targets further industry collaboration, promoting and protecting the consumption of UK dairy products.

An innovative navel protection solution offers reduced mortality and heavier lamb weights compared to traditional iodine treatment.

Scottish calf Hilda, born through IVF, represents a historic moment for the world’s longest-running livestock genetics project that aims to help accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero.

Across 10 retailers surveyed in November, 88% of the pork on display was British.

The UK cattle population has dropped again last year, with 2023 marking the greatest decline in female beef breeding-age animals seen in over 10 years.

A series of lambing advice events will be held in the UK in 2025 with a focus on ewe nutrition and body condition scoring. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright will speak at each of the events to offer advice and highlight the benefits to farmers of improving ewe performance and lamb health.  

A Farming Connect report of agricultural soils has shown Welsh farms are falling short on pH and key macronutrients.

Mother and daughter Elaine and Issy Hartley, of the Pendle flock, Roughlee, Nelson, stood both champion and reserve with twin March 2024-born pedigree Blue Texel lambs.

Provita Eurotech Ltd’s independent veterinary consultant Dr TB Barragry offers advice on foot hygiene and foot bathing, to get DD under control.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care with medications after a working sheepdog swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.

Insights from the research will help develop tools for farmers to analyse the risk and impact of heat stress on-farm.

Females peaked at 700gns on three occasions at the Merry Belles sale at Welshpool Livestock Sales’ principal centre on Thursday, 12th December 2024.