Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

17 April 2024

AHDB Grass campaign

Well-managed grassland provides the cheapest feed throughout the year, either as grazed grass or silage. Making the most of grass on your farm offers a huge opportunity to increase profits in a sustainable way.

26 September 2023

Footbath to prevent lameness in sheep (PhD)

Optimising the use of footbathing for control and prevention of lameness in sheep

23 October 2023

The role of lambs, time and space in persistence of Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of footrot (PhD)

This project will investigate four possible hypotheses for epidemic of footrot of lambs in spring

3 July 2024

Grazing & Forage Year Planner

Get the most you can from grazed grass and silages. Use this grazing and forage calendar to make sure you are doing the right jobs at the right time.

2 August 2021

Four new farmers join AHDB Farm Excellence project

Four beef and lamb farms from across England have joined AHDB’s successful Farm Excellence project this month.

24 April 2024

Understanding consumers attitudes to animal welfare

Animal welfare is claimed to be one of the most important factors for consumers when choosing meat products, after other considerations such as appearance and price.

2 August 2021

Premium red meat products outperform the market

Over the past year, premium private label sales have been well supported by consumers, with more people reaching for these products on shelves than the previous year.

2 August 2021

Positive reopening for restaurants but not back to pre-pandemic levels

The foodservice market was worth £9.4bn in the last quarter, up 116% on last year, but still 23% down on 2019

30 July 2021

What was it that got us thinking about birds, bees, n’ trees?

Nicola and Paul Renison farm 350 acres in Cumbria, rotationally grazing cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens with all land in Higher-level stewardship. Nicola reflects on their first hedge planting experience and why they have never looked back since.

8 July 2024

Consumer Focus: Adapting to consumer health needs

Health is a long-standing concern for consumers, and therefore is a topic AHDB monitors regularly.

4 January 2022

What really causes footrot in sheep (PhD)

What really causes footrot in sheep - a national cohort study of the microbial diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus in sheep in sickness and in health

14 January 2022

Identifying and exploiting the molecular basis of resistance to gastrointestinal parasites (PhD)

Brown Stomach worm is the most common species of nematode parasite that infects sheep in the UK