Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

9 May 2025

Alnham Farm – reducing days to slaughter

Learn how monitor farmer Harry Sordy has been working to reduce the days to slaughter with the aim of selling all his lambs by tupping time.

14 July 2026

The Beef and Lamb Environmental Roadmap

Setting out a route to a sustainable future for beef and lamb in England and Wales.

20 February 2025

Summary of the Beef and Lamb environmental assurance report

This report compares enhanced environmental production standards in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and considers the extent to which environmental considerations influence UK retailers' decision-making when importing beef and lamb.

23 June 2025

Other lamb castration methods

Information about lamb castration methods that are not permitted in England.

3 February 2025

Surgical castration

Learn about surgical castration of lambs

3 February 2025

Rubber ring and clamp (Burdizzo) combined castration

Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of rubber ring and clamp combined castration

3 February 2025

Clamp castration (Burdizzo)

Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of clamp castration

3 February 2025

Rubber ring castration (elastration)

Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of rubber ring castration

3 February 2025

Leaving rams entire

Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of leaving rams entire.

30 January 2026

Lamb castration methods

The impact of different methods of castrating lambs on welfare, productivity, profitability and the environment.

8 July 2025

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.

9 March 2026

Foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle and other cloven-hoofed ruminants.