Content related to the topic: lamb

12 September 2022

RamCompare six-year results

RamCompare is the UK’s commercial progeny test for terminal sire rams. Over six breeding seasons, we have recorded the performance of around 30,000 lambs sired by 313 rams through artificial insemination (AI) and natural mating.

19 May 2022

UK sheep meat trade balance positive in the first quarter

Positive trade balance for UK sheep meat in Q1

12 May 2022

Lamb prices broadly stable

Lamb prices were mixed last week

12 May 2022

April lamb kill continues annual upward trend

The main driver for the increase in year-on-year production is due to an increase in slaughter numbers in 2022.

11 May 2022

How to choose the right KPIs for your sheep enterprise

Join us to learn about the key findings from a recent AHDB-funded PhD that investigated which key performance indicators can have the biggest impact on sheep farms.

11 May 2022

Using EID to drive farm performance

Matt Blyth and Challenge Sheep project farmer, Ian Wilson, looking at how the use of electronic identification (EID) can aid decision making on farm to improve performance.

11 May 2022

Latest research on ewe longevity and Challenge Sheep project data

Promoting ewe longevity has been a key focus for AHDB’s Challenge Sheep project, which aims to further understand influences on ewe lifetime performance and best practice for managing replacement ewes.

10 May 2022

Top breeding boosts profit and productivity in commercial lambs

RamCompare’s year six results demonstrate how rams with key breeding traits can optimise flock profitability.

5 May 2022

Liveweight lamb prices ease

The liveweight OSL SQQ averaged 271.1p/kg, down nearly 8p from the previous week.

4 May 2022

January UK sheep outlook - review

In January we published an outlook for the UK sheep sector. Let’s now take another look at it.

28 April 2022

Lamb prices strengthen slightly

Liveweight OSL SQQ 278.98p/kg in the week ending 27 April

21 April 2022

Lamb prices remain steady over Easter

The GB liveweight OSL SQQ remained steady for the week ending 20 April, dropping only 0.12p to 276.20p/kg.