The UK’s progeny test for terminal sire breeds, RamCompare is looking for commercial sheep farms across Wales to join the project and support its drive to improve sheep genetics across the country
With inseminations now in full swing in spring calving herds, and autumn calving some months away, breeding decisions for block-calving herds may be either made, or on the distant horizon
Transmission of high health and efficiency are hallmarks of a new wave of leading Jersey bulls in the breed £PLI rankings
A continued strong lead by the Holstein sire, Genosource Captain, plus two new graduates in the top 10 are features of the daughter-proven Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking
Sons of Genosource Captain now dominate among young genomic Holstein bulls, securing the first four positions in the ranking for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI), published this week by AHDB
Aims of health risk management on suckler farms can be to optimise the fertility, animal survival and growth rates over each single production season
The issue of cheap food imports is one of the major issues facing a large dairy farming business in Mexico
Venereal campylobacter infection is thought to be more widely prevalent in cattle than confirmed case numbers would suggest
In a bid to widen breeding options to farmers, Sainsbury's and ABP are partnering with Cogent as a service provider for its Gamechanger beef supply chain
Routine testing of bull fertility is an essential but often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability