Beef

A childhood passion for the British Blue breed has seen Dean Saunders succeed in the show ring and establish a reputable supply of genetics for the dairy herd

Limousin trade peaked at 12,000gns with 38 bulls sold to an average of £6,303 - down £750 on the year – with a clearance rate of 59%

Beef Shorthorn bulls peaked at 7,500gns with females leading the bidding at 8,500gns

Aberdeen-Angus bulls sold to a high of 13,000gns, with 23 bulls sold to an average of £6,076, down £623 on the year and a clearance rate of 50%

Two bids of 16,000gns led the Charolais trade with 65 bulls forward selling to an average of £7,977 – back £276 on the year – and clearance rate of 77%

Buyers and sellers returned to the sale ring for a jam-packed day as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Stirling bull sales event

UK's high animal welfare and sustainability record sets it apart from other trading nations, says levy body

Babesia is a blood parasite that infects many animals and occasionally humans. In the UK, babesiosis in cattle, also known as red water fever, is the most significant disease

Producing quality store cattle is the focus for the Swinbank family, with the Limousin breed proving instrumental to their success

As former NFU dairy board chair Michael Oakes embarks on a new challenge in beef, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown speaks to him about leaving dairy and the future of the sector