Livestock

Getting the timing right on health decisions can make the difference between a weanling that continues to thrive and one that struggles through a stressful period. Ellie Layton reports.

Focusing on the consumer and making every penny count brings success for an enterprising family business

Warm and wet conditions have kept blowfly strike on the agenda with flock owners encouraged not to assume risks have passed

Deputy editor Alex Black takes a look at the challenges facing pig farmers

Iain Macdonald at Quality Meat Scotland said: "Prices remain well below last year, feed costs have moved higher, and producer margins are likely to have tightened further"

Strong demand anticipated as Strawfrank Limousins head to Stirling Bull Sales event with a five-strong consignment

Concerns over rendering capacity and costs have been raised after bluetongue outbreaks this year

This investment has been coordinated through UK Research and Innovation, with co-funding from Defra, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Health and Social Care