Selection and carcase classification

16 March 2020

This popular annual publication has been updated with (the latest) 2018 data and, for the first time, reports on indoor and outdoor sows separately.

5 May 2020

Find out why boar taint can be an issue during the cooking or eating of pork or pork products.

16 March 2020

This report examines the relative costs of pig meat production up to farmgate level in selected countries (data relates to 2018).

2 March 2021

This report examines the relative costs of pig meat production up to farmgate level in selected countries (data relates to 2019).

4 March 2020

Disease conditions recorded at post-mortem inspection often lead to financial loss of the carcase value

4 March 2020

Over the last 20 years, more than 10,000 lambs have been scanned using Computed Tomography (CT).

31 October 2019

This practical event, run by AHDB & MLC Services Ltd, is free to attend and allows you to handle live animals and make your assessment of fat cover and conformation using the EUROP grid. You will then see the same animals on the hook in the chillers and the actual classification so you can compare the assessments made whilst the animals were alive. There will be plenty of opportunity to discuss various market requirements, factors affecting killing out percentages and dressing specifications.

22 October 2019

Understanding breed characteristics and consumer demands

3 March 2020

Training: Stockperson Development Scheme, East

25 February 2020

Training: Stockperson Development Scheme, East

4 March 2020

Training: Stockperson Development Scheme, North

3 March 2020

Training: Stockperson Development Scheme, Lincolnshire

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