Consultation launched for future of Standard Quality Quotation (SQQ)
Representatives from the sheep industry are being invited to share their views on whether the most frequently used price measure for prime lambs should be amended. Standard Quality Quotation (SQQ) weight bands is an average price for all lambs marketed within predefined weight bands and has been used consistently over many years. Also used as […]
Farmers warned not to hang on to last year’s lambs
Farmers are encouraged to get their old season lambs away quickly to avoid losing out financially, says the National Sheep Association (NSA), suggesting the practice of carcase splitting regularly leads to reports of animals being devalued by £25 per head. The reminder comes as many of last season’s lambs reach the age when their first […]
Protect newborn lambs by keeping your dog on a lead
Dogs chasing and attacking sheep is causing a major animal welfare problem on UK sheep farms, says the National Sheep Association, and no more so than at this time of year when ewes are heavily pregnant or have young lambs at foot. With increasing numbers of sheep worrying incidents being reported, NSA Chief Executive Phil […]