DEFRA’S consultation on castration and tail docking methods should be engaged with by the sheep industry, so policy makers understand the scope and diversity of the sector, says the National Sheep ...

Proposed changes to long-standing lamb castration and tail docking rules have sparked a strong backlash from Welsh sheep ...

Members of the NFU Cymru Livestock Board have signalled their firm opposition to government proposals for changes to current castration and tail docking methods in lambs ...

Guy Hodnett of Brook House, Knighton was successfully prosecuted by Powys County Council. Mr Hodnett appeared before Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court this week (Tuesday, 20 January) where he ...

The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority between lidocaine-impregnated ligation bands (LLBs) and control bands (CBs) with respect to the efficacy of castration and ...

Cut too close, and this docking can weaken sheep's rectal nerves and cause a prolapsed colon n a condition that automatically disqualifies them from the show ring. While prolapse can lead to death, ...