²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Track losses to drive improvement: Lessons from a suckler cattle benchmarking group

A vet-led benchmarking group in Northumberland has found the value of data in improving suckler herd performance

clock • 5 min read
Track losses to drive improvement: Lessons from a suckler cattle benchmarking group

In a suckler beef herd, the goal is straightforward: to rear a live calf from every cow put to the bull each year. From the outset of the breeding period, every barren cow or calf death reduces herd efficiency...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

Ìý

More on Livestock

Changing climate demands new approach to parasite control

Changing climate demands new approach to parasite control

At a Ruminant Revival Collaboration day on-farm in West Lothian delegates heard how a changing climate requires a different approach to parasite control

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian
clock 10 September 2026 • 5 min read
Australian cattle farmer takes Hereford breed challenge to High Court

Australian cattle farmer takes Hereford breed challenge to High Court

Row erupts over ong-running debate about breed classification, genetics and conservation

Jane Thynne
clock 10 September 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Does our stratified sheep system lend itself to disease control?

Opinion: Does our stratified sheep system lend itself to disease control?

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon talks of the British stratified sheep system and breeding sheep sales

Katie Fallon
clock 08 September 2026 • 1 min read