Systems
13 October 2021
Benefits of integrating sheep on arable rotations
3 September 2021
Find out about replacement heifers and their importance in overall productivity.
3 September 2021
Learn how to use vaccines safely and effectively
3 September 2021
Successful heifer development is underpinned by nutrition. Feed alone accounts for over 75% of variable costs on most beef farms.
3 September 2021
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are a useful way to monitor fertility within your suckler herd.
3 September 2021
Read about the importance of EBVs and Indexes to meet your end market needs and goals for your herd.
29 September 2021
Iceberg diseases can account for considerable loss in sheep enterprises, so management and prevention is key to increasing ewe longevity
16 August 2021
The Sheep Breed Survey is so much more than a survey of sheep breeds. Successive surveys record what happened in the past, but they also explain how lamb production will change in the future.
23 September 2021
Maternal matters is a new AHDB initiative putting a spotlight on the importance of maternal performance in driving profitability in the suckler herd.
14 September 2021
This on-farm event will give sheep farmers the opportunity to hear about some of the changes Ian has implemented on his farm based on outcomes from the Challenge Sheep data.
9 August 2021
Hill flocks in the UK have been involved in weight recording programmes for over 50 years. The reason for flock recording is to provide breeders with an unbiased way to find those rams and ewes in the flock with the best genetic potential. This booklet explains how hill sheep producers can get involved with performance recording services and take their flock forward.
22 February 2024
Details of free farrowing system suppliers.