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Presents an update on the livestock industry in Great Britain as of June 2005. Findings of a study on the meat quality of bulls slaughtered at fifteen to seventeen months of age; Ways to reduce the resistance of roundworms to anthelmintics recommended by parasitologist Bob Coop; Status of the beef industry in Poland.

The article offers the author's view on the ending of calving and the discovery of challenges to sweeper bulls.

The article reports that store cattle recover as beef price bottoms. It presents views of Robin Anderson, managing director and store cattle auctioneer at Wallets Marts, on headage basis. It presents views of Robert Armstrong, fieldsman for Kivells, on prime beef price at Exeter. It informs that harolais bulls and heifers are selling like hot cakes, but older, stronger stores are still reflecting the finished price.

The article offers information on the livestock auction at Hereford spring show and sale at Hereford market in England featured the sale of bulls and successful bidder was Rachel Aidley.

An interview with David Staak, veterinary specialist, is presented. Topics discussed include pros and cons of running vasectomised bulls with their herds to improve heat detection, vasectomised bull undergoes a surgical procedure to cut and seal the tube that transports semen from the testicles to the penis, rendering the bull infertile and bulls also increases the intensity of oestrus activity in females, reducing reliance on vet intervention with hormones.

Shropshire mixed farmer Lee Preece is phasing out his suckler herd in favour of finishing black-and-white beef bulls for rose veal. He says he can finish more bulls and make more money than his suckler cows with store cattle, leaving a profit margin of £100 at best. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the impact of weather on sales of bull in Great Britain. It mentions that people are too cold and tired to even think about next year's calf crop at the moment and people who sold weaned calves did above average in a year when things were supposed to be down and anyone who retained ownership in a feedyard saw an increase.

The article reports on the study conducted at Harper Adams University which revealed the benefits of using EBVs with beef herds.

The article offers information regarding prices of top selling bulls which are used for dairy farming.

The article reports that Charolais cattle topped breed averages and clearance rates at Stirling bull sales. It mentions views of Peter Phythain, chief executive at British Charolais Cattle Society, on impact of Brexit over cattle farming industry. It presents information on the sales of Thrunton Nugget.

The article offers insight to a data by Great Britain Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, according to which beef prices have remained constrained in 2019. It informs on deadweight steer prices for the first week of January; reduction in the prices of deadweight bull; and the statement of Robert Venne of Greenslade Taylor Hunt on clean cattle trade.

The article reports on increase in the sales of Simmental bulls. It mentions that Society chief executive Neil Shand described trade as "buoyant" and said the majority of the sale had been unpinned by very strong commercial trade. It presents information on the Scottish National Show. It also mentions that the bull is out of the Kilbride Farm Strabane daughter Blackford Waxwing and caught the eye of Robin Brunton, Angus.

The article offers information on the British Limousin Cattle Society's annual autumn show which was held on October 20 , 2018. It mentions views of BLCS chief executive Iain Kerr, on stronger clearance rate. It states that the emphasis commercial buyers were putting on bulls that had strong calving figures and good health statuses.

The article discusses the role of artificial intelligence in improving genetic growth in a Welsh suckler herd in Great Britain. It mentions the need to avoid buying bulls of unknown health status and potentially bringing disease into the herd. It also mentions the role of Farming Connect Mentoring Programme in giving eligible mentees access to 22.5 hours of fully funded mentoring services with their chosen farming mentor.

The article offers information on several aspects associated with the home market of bull calves industry in the Great Britain along with its association with the British withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The topics addressed include details on the agricultural sectors which need to be improved are staff training and routine maintenance.

The article focuses on several aspects of cattle weighing and farming in Great Britain. It mentions about having a mass disembarkation of cattle mainly young bulls. It also mentions that steers may be the answer but as a beef animals they are not as efficient as bulls, lagging behind in growth rate and feed conversion rate.

The article offers suggestions for keeping heifer growth rates on track after a wet spring. It mentions need for providing supplementation to them when they are on silage at housing; separating lighter heifers into their own management group; and growing winter forage crops. It also mentions need for choosing easy-calving bulls; and weighing heifers regularly to allow time for the diet to be adjusted.

The article discusses repeating a trial comparing the performance of terminal beef sires has shown estimated breeding values (EBVs) are highly reliable, with higher genetic merit progeny outperforming calves bred from bulls with lower terminal indices in Great Britain. Topics discussed include calves from the bull with the higher index recorded carcass weight; reducing waste maximizing beef margins; and views of Simon Marsh, beef lecturer at Harper Adams on EBVs.

The article reports on the death of crofter Hector Macleod after being knocked down by a bull in the Western Isles, Scotland.

The article discusses the dominance of Mocon bulls in the bull genetic indexes. It examines the influence of several factors in the genetic evaluation of the bulls including calf survival, lameness advantage and the dairy carcass index. It also cites the low maintenance costs for feed in bulls associated with high milk production and low somatic cell counts.

The article offers information on the bull sales at Stirling on February 19, 2018. Topics include the dominance of the Cleughhead Legacy sales during the event, the impact of the British withdrawal from the European Union, also known as Brexit, subsidy payment delays, and higher wintering costs to the livestock trade, and the growth in breed membership since 2010.

The article focuses on the increased demand for the Angus bulls leading to an increase in the prices of the bulls and mentions the trading of the various bulls including Fearn Godfather, Willingham Katabatic, and Coldrochie Kensington.

The article offers information on a bid for sale of a bull at the North West Midlands and North Wales Limousin Club autumn show. It discusses sales and purchase of different bulls by several traders including Messrs Cherry and WL Hamer. It also mentions several varieties of bulls being traded including Wilodge Herd, Wilodge Marshall and Sarkley Duralee.

The article offers information on the impact of prime markets and autumn sales on cattle values including Scottish steers and heifers, Farm Assured steers and heifers, and bulls.

The article offers information on Red Angus breeder Daniel Mushrush and his family business. Topics discussed include selling bulls, beef and pedigree registered Red Angus cattle through Mushrush Family Meats, performing cattle hauling business and pulling gooseneck ranch pickup trucks and trucking jobs in the U.S.

The article presents information on the sale of bulls organized by the British Limousin Cattle Society that was held in Carlisle in Cumbria, England on October 14, 2017. Other topics discussed are the prices and buyers of beef cattle breeds including Ampertaine Magnum, Sarkley Moray, and Gorrycam Major.

The article focuses on the decrease in prices of deadweight cattle in Great Britain in the week to October 7, 2017. Topics include the decline of young bull values in the week, statement of Duncan Wyatt, beef and lamb senior analyst of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), regarding the overall supply, and data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which unveiled the lighter cattle weights in January to August 2017 compared in 2016.

The article offers information on the average price of Red Ruby Devon bull at the Devon Cattle Breeders' Society autumn show and sale in Great Britain on October 6, 2017.

The article provides an answer to a question concerning whether bulls or steers offer better financial returns, carcass weights and liveweight gains.

The article reports on increase in popularity of genomic bulls among dairy farmers in Great Britain. Topics discussed include increase in sales of genomic bull & genomic semen, as reported by artificial insemination companies, Genus, Semex, & Cogent; the views of Stephanie Whittaker, European dairy brand manager for Genus, regarding calving genomic bulls; and the views of Andrew Holliday, Cogent genetic consultant, regarding benefits of genomics.

The article reflects on Neil Welbum and Deidre Welbum who markets 600 black-and-white bulls a year on their farm located in Balne, North Yorkshire, England, and also discusses beef price volatility. Topics discussed include dosages of tulathromycin and multivitamins given to calves, feed of calves consisting of potatoes, sugar beet, and barley, and importance of consistency of ingredients to avoid fluctuations in the lumen of beef cattle.

The article reports on the trade and price of South Devon cattle in Great Britain, as of September 29, 2017. Topics discussed includes overall average steer price in the country, overall bull and heifer averages, average value of store lambs, and claiming of top price by two 27-month-old South Devon steers.

The article reflects on highest sales of the Borderway Holstein bulls at the annual sale of the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club in 2017.

The article discusses how when deciding best animals to produce next generation heifers, production and health records are essential to start and mentions that progress is being made by using bulls with improved trails and selecting dams. Topics include lack of production data to base breeding decisions on, availability of genomic testing of heifers and how bovine viral diarrhea (BVD)-negative cattle are likely to receive a premium, with the BVD Free campaign.

The article discusses the significance of euro-ranking as a marketing tool for commercial dairy farming and bull buying.

The article reports on agricultural stock and their sale as of July 7, 2017. Topics discussed include Gascoigne commercials on the top as commercial suckler herd saw a packed ringside at Newark's commercial beef sale, 2011-born stock bull Ironstone Godzilla, son of the French cow Unicite, topping the trade, and Autumn calvers wining for Limousin-cross cow with a bid from I and J Dunn.

The article reports that the Shroipshire Prime cattle met good trade on May 22, 2017 in the Ludlow market and minions how the top-quality heavy heifer bagged the best price at the market. Topics include price of several steers and heifer according to their weight, strong spring lamb trade, how hoggets met trade with entry of several heads and price of barren cows and cull bulls.

The article discusses sale of Charolais bulls at Carlisle, England on May 13, 2017. It mentions champion McCaldrick McIntoish from breeders Sean and Martina O'Kane, Dunloy, County Antrim. It also mentions selling of the October 2015-born Gretnahouse Lunar from Alasdair Houston, Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, which was snapped up by RH Thompson and Son.

The article reports on the Ampertaine Mozart who is fourth Limousin bull to be sold at 100,000 gns. Topics mention including the Procters herd who became the first Limousin bull in 2006, Bassingfield Mchoman who was born in January 2016 from John Crofts and Ampertaine Gigolo who was born in November 2015.

The article reports on the high price of cattle which include the price of clean cattle and bulls, quality of the suckler bulls and demand for the dairy bred bulls.

The article reports on the Midland Club sale that took place on May 6, 2017 in Stoneleigh, England which tops the price of South Devon with the sale leader Robert Lee.

The article presents an outlook for the beef market in Great Britain in April 2017. I is stated that beef cattle prices across the country are being pushed up due to lower carcass weights and limited cow throughputs. It is mentioned that young bulls reached 184.32p/kg while prime liveweight GB steer prices gained 4.5p/kg to 196.01p/kg in the week to April 22, 2017.

The article focuses on the Borderway for the Simmental Society Spring Bull Sale held on April 21, 2017 in Carlisle, Scotland where the top price of 5,600gns went for Corksie Glacier from WJ and J Green while the top female was Williams Snowqueen 8.

The article offers information on several livestock auctions in Great Britain, as of April 2017, including sales of bulls at Borderway Mart, auction of Collycroft Solo, and a Winnoch.

The article offers information on several livestock auctions in Great Britain, as of April 2017, including auctions of the Oakchurch Dare Devil bull, the Oakchurch Equity N141, and Kiwi Sam A141.

The article presents suggestions from agriculture experts. Topics discussed include comments from Chris Bailey of Kingsway Veterinary Group, on risk posed by nematodirus infection and Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (Scops), an online interactive map, Chris Aitken of Thrums Veterinary Group, on pregnancy diagnosis of bulls and Kathryn Stewart of Belmont Farm & Equine, on congenital issue in lambs.

The article focuses on livestock auctions in Great Britain. It mentions high sales of bulls and son of Ampertaine Gigolo is out of Goldies Glorious and sold with high beef value. It also mentions several livestocks sold including Limousin bulls in-calf cows,cows and calves and heifers. It presents views of auctioneer Paul Gentry, on trading of livestock.

The article offers news briefs related to the cattle industry in England including the performance of trading in breeding cattle, the price of the good-quality cattle and the trading between young bulls and Limousin cattle from the same vendor.

The article offers information related to cattle buying in Great Britain. It discusses the growth in the number of buyers of Belted and White Galloway cattle at the Castle Douglas in England in October 2017, a number of farmers who wanted to buy the cattle Lomond Bunnahabhain, and types of cattle being sold at the event such as bulling heifers and a bull.