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Systems
25 February 2025
Find out what options are available when switching to free farrowing and other alternative systems.
3 September 2025
Read our advice and information to help you use medicines responsibly.
22 June 2021
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.
20 May 2021
The fifth-year results from the RamCompare project reveal how rams with key breeding traits can drive productivity and optimise flock profitability.
22 March 2021
After the initial five years of research, funding has now been confirmed for RamCompare t continue into the third phase
17 March 2021
Performance records provide ram breeders and commercial ram buyers with the best way to assess the genetic potential of breeding rams.
20 March 2025
We have taken a major step towards ensuring accurate data is used to assess the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from pigs.
26 November 2020
This webinar is a four-part series with Adrian Cox and Christina Huelsmann-Diamond from Farm Vets, focusing on the different stages of pork production.
24 November 2020
The GB Cattle and UK Sheep Health and Welfare Groups (CHAWG and SHAWG) have launched their final biennial industry reports, highlighting areas of focus to drive forward improvements in the health and welfare of cattle and sheep.
17 November 2020
The final report from the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) provides a wide ranging summary of facts and figures relating to the UK sheep industry. The report aims to encourage the identification and collection of additional data, particularly in relation to sheep industry priorities identified by SHAWG.
27 November 2020
James and Wallace Hendrie share their ambitions as they become Scotland's second Strategic Dairy Farm
18 September 2024
Dan Burdett reduced his autumn calving block from 12 weeks to six weeks