Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

29 June 2021

Livestock medicine: Labelling and storage

Storage, shelf life and disposal of medicines are all important aspects of responsible medicine use. Find out more about medicine labels and why they are important.

29 June 2021

Administering medicine to livestock

Injuries from incorrect medicine administration can cause pain and devalue the carcase, but are preventable. Read our tips on best practice for injections and drenching on farm.

29 June 2021

Best-practice medicine use – the five Rs

Find out why the five Rs are critical to responsible medicine use on farm.

3 September 2025

Responsible use of medicines in livestock

Read our advice and information to help you use medicines responsibly.

16 February 2026

Responsible use of anthelmintics in livestock

From faecal egg count to monitoring anthelmintic effectiveness, our advice will help you to use anthelmintics responsibly on farm.

13 July 2021

Sharp drop in British lamb prices

The liveweight lamb market has dropped noticeably this week.

30 January 2024

Grass growth rates make a comeback

GB average daily grass growth rates appeared to make a comeback through May and into June, according to data from AHDB’s Forage for Knowledge programme.

13 July 2021

FAO Food Outlook 2021- what does it say about meat?

The FAO has published its 2021 Food Outlook report this month.

14 July 2021

Deadweight prime cattle prices on the rise once again

After six consecutive weeks of decline, the GB deadweight prime cattle prices increased by 3.4p this week to reach 393.2p/kg

22 June 2021

Using performance recording in crossbred ram breeding

Ram breeding provides the genetics to increase the productivity of your customer’s flock. Performance recording means you can select and market the sheep with the most profitable genetics. Recording crossbred rams uses the same process as a pedigree flock, but you should consider hybrid vigour, ram and progeny uniformity and comparison of sheep.

30 June 2021

Australian sheep meat in the UK

The UK has recently agreed a Free Trade Agreement with Australia, which will increase market access to the UK for Australian sheep meat.

13 July 2021

GB lamb prices continue to soften

Finished GB lamb prices eased again in the latest week. In the week ending 16 June, the liveweight GB NSL SQQ dropped below the 300p/kg mark for the first time since March