4 March 2020

Improving ewe breeding for better returns

This manual aims to help you understand the issues that could improve your breeding ewes, and the overall financial performance of your sheep system.

4 March 2020

Optimising sheep systems for better returns

There is more data being collected on sheep farms than ever before, but we need to make sure it is being used effectively

4 March 2020

Target lamb management for Better Returns

Achieving a large, healthy lamb crop is just a starting point, not an end. Only when lambs have been delivered to our chosen market at optimum prices can we realise better returns

4 March 2020

New CT traits for sheep

Over the last 20 years, more than 10,000 lambs have been scanned using Computed Tomography (CT).

4 March 2020

A decade of genetic progress in the English sheep industry

Celebrating ten years of support for genetic improvement from the Better Returns Programme

4 March 2020

Marketing breeding sheep for better returns

With so much effort going into producing high quality breeding stock, it is a pity not to maximise returns by poor or non-existent marketing. I hope this publication will help breeders reap the true value of their livestock when they are sold.