Content related to the topic: breeding

22 June 2021

Using performance recording in crossbred ram breeding

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.

17 February 2025

Which pig herd management software should I use?

Learn about some of the best suppliers of pig herd management software and understand how you can benefit from managing your pig herd more efficiently and effectively.

6 February 2023

Pregnancy rates drive profitability

How Jim Kirk has lifted pregnancy rate across his year round calving herd from 20% to an impressive 25%.

25 May 2021

RamCompare five year results

As the second phase of RamCompare comes to a close, we reflect on the culmination of data collection and research over the past five years to identify what we can learn from the results.

20 May 2021

RamCompare five-year results identifies traits from performance recorded rams to drive flock productivity

The fifth-year results from the RamCompare project reveal how rams with key breeding traits can drive productivity and optimise flock profitability.

11 May 2021

Reaching your herd’s full potential

How strategic dairy farmer David Cotton achieves an impressive herd replacement rate of 19%

12 May 2021

Meet the Challenge Sheep farmers

Meet the Challenge Sheep farmers. A project to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes as well as a better understanding of how the rearing phase can affect a ewe’s lifetime performance.

4 April 2025

Maternal Matters

Find out about breeding, calving and managing heifers

19 April 2021

Strategic Farm: Be bold, be brave and ask 'does my business work for me?

Our 2017 Strategic Farmer, Johnny Haimes, from Devon, joins Leah Shanks for an open and honest discussion on why he made the decision to disperse his suckler herd and begin rearing and finishing dairy-bred calves extensively.

18 December 2024

HealthyCow index

Enables farmers to find bulls that breed healthier cows that can stay in the herd for longer

17 July 2024

Gestation Length Index

Gestation Length Index provides a prediction of gestation length for a bull’s calves.

29 March 2021

Changes will help breed healthier dairy cows

Three changes introduced to genetic evaluations from April - HealthyCow, Gestation Length and a rolling base