Content related to the topic: livestock

26 February 2025

Ensure your lambs survive and thrive by optimising ewe nutrition

The key to success at lambing is ewe body condition and the right balance of energy and protein during pregnancy to meet development needs.

26 February 2025

Winter feeding considerations for in-calf beef heifers

In-calf heifers have many demands as they continue to grow (at approximately 0.5 kg/day), as well as develop the calf, prepare for lactation and be ready to get back in calf for the following year.

7 December 2022

Beef & Lamb farmers get on board with the Medicine Hub

Acting as an online tool to help dairy, beef and sheep producers monitor and compare medicine use, the Medicine Hub was brought in to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance to the industry.

4 November 2022

Pig Health Scheme coming to an end

Following a review of projects, tools and services, AHDB is unable to fund the Pig Health Scheme beyond 2022

2 November 2022

International pig club: Brazil

Here we present the first in a series of international pig clubs as we travel (virtually) to Brazil.

26 October 2022

Halting the trend towards bigger cows

A change of mindset is needed to reduce the size of Holstein cows across the national herd

13 October 2022

Three new maternal breeding values added by AHDB

Following three years of research, three new maternal estimated breeding values (EBVs) have been added to the National Beef Evaluations (NBE) database by AHDB.

11 October 2022

Ultrasound scanning guidance by Signet

This manual provides new guidelines for ultrasound scanning of sheep for muscle and fat depth. Ultrasound scanning provides measures for body composition in sheep breeding programmes, designed to enhance carcase yield and conformation, while optimising fatness.

11 October 2022

Terminal Sire Breeding Evaluation manual

In the 25 years since the introduction of across-flock evaluations, more than 3 million terminal sire sheep records have been analysed by Signet Breeding Services. This analysis has been carried out by using a dataset of over 650,000 ultrasound scans for muscle and fat depth, and over 10,000 images from computed tomography (CT). The UK breeds sheep with world-leading terminal sire genetics and has some of the best tools for measuring and analysing sheep in the world.

25 March 2025

How did grass cover mixes fare during summer heatwaves?

An update on grass cover trial, including a look at how pig paddocks have held up during prolonged dry periods.

7 October 2025

WebHAT – helping you tackle tail biting

Use our web-based husbandry advisory tool (WebHAT) to identify risks associated with tail biting.

28 September 2022

International pig clubs – coming soon

New webinars will provide insight into production methods, genetics, marketing, public perceptions, health issues and government support around the world.