Transporting newborn calves long distances has welfare challenges. On some dairies, beef on dairy calves are reared for ...

Suckled calf producers are being encouraged to vaccinate their spring born calves for pneumonia prior to sale this autumn following a poor start to the year. Basil Lowman from Scotland’s Rural ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

Suckled calve trade topped at £1030 at Cutcombe market’s annual two-day sale last week. Leading the sale was a 445kg Limousin steer calf from Messrs Beatson-Hird, Chiltons Farm. This was followed ...

This is the time of year when beef farmers wean their calves and sell them at special sales of "suckled calves", and prices for such animals are running at an all-time high. Auctioneers Lawrie and ...