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Beef & Lamb
17 August 2023
Do you know how your animals are performing and your costs of production? Collecting records and then analysing them is the best way to understand how your business is performing.
12 March 2019
This manual provides a concise reference guide to five infectious diseases of sheep that members of the sheep industry have identified as important: Border disease (BD), caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), Maedi Visna (MV), ovine paratuberculosis or ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) and ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA). However, awareness of these diseases is low, with a recent survey suggesting fewer than 5% of farmers screen for them routinely.
21 January 2019
With only 23 per cent of sires currently registered on passports, AHDB Beef & Lamb is urging farmers to start recording to improve profitability and boost competitiveness.
19 March 2024
Nutrient management can often be forgotten on beef and sheep farms, yet there is considerable scope to reduce costs and improve output through the use of home-produced and bought-in nutrients. All crops need a good nutrient supply from the soil to grow and thrive. This updated manual looks at how feeding grass and forage crops properly with manufactured fertilisers or slurries and manures can boost growth.
19 February 2020
UK exporters are set to benefit from a multimillion pound boost as Japan today opened its market to imports of UK lamb and beef.
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7 March 2019
An introduction into the skills and knowledge needed to be an effective supervisor
7 March 2019
This practical event, run by AHDB & MLC Services Ltd, 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.
12 February 2019
Explore the essential steps for managing a phased handover from one generation to the next
4 December 2018
Our new research shows allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could negatively impact the UK meat industry
19 February 2020
Increasing profitability for farmers through improved lamb and calf survival is the key focus of a new project involving British beef and sheep units.
3 December 2018
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef and lamb and pork sectors after the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) sold its carcase classification arm.
29 April 2024
AHDB's latest edition of Horizon cuts through the uncertain policy environment to provide insight into what lies ahead for agricultural commodities markets.