Future suckler beef production systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 1996 ◽  
pp. 39-39
Author(s):  
M.J. Drennan
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Total Meat ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

A feature of EU beef production following the introduction of milk quotas in 1984 has been the decrease in calf supplies from the dairy herd and increased supplies from the suckler herd. As a result, suckler cows have increased from 20% of the cow herd in 1984 to 32% in 1993. Corresponding increases for Ireland were 21 to 42% and for the UK 29% to 39%.A major concern has been the decline in beef consumption in recent years (Food and Drink Information Service 1994). Although total meat consumption per capita in the EU 12 increased from 80.2 kg in 1987 to 82.6 kg in 1993 beef consumption declined from 17.0 to 15.1 kg over the same period. While price may have been a contributing factor to the decline, other factors are also involved. These factors can collectively be described as meat quality. Quality factors which are measurable include leaness, tenderness, flavour and colour.

Future suckler beef production systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 1996 ◽  
pp. 39-39
Author(s):  
M.J. Drennan
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Total Meat ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

A feature of EU beef production following the introduction of milk quotas in 1984 has been the decrease in calf supplies from the dairy herd and increased supplies from the suckler herd. As a result, suckler cows have increased from 20% of the cow herd in 1984 to 32% in 1993. Corresponding increases for Ireland were 21 to 42% and for the UK 29% to 39%.A major concern has been the decline in beef consumption in recent years (Food and Drink Information Service 1994). Although total meat consumption per capita in the EU 12 increased from 80.2 kg in 1987 to 82.6 kg in 1993 beef consumption declined from 17.0 to 15.1 kg over the same period. While price may have been a contributing factor to the decline, other factors are also involved. These factors can collectively be described as meat quality. Quality factors which are measurable include leaness, tenderness, flavour and colour.

scholarly journals A Review of Beef Production Systems for the Sustainable Use of Surplus Male Dairy-Origin Calves Within the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi H. Rutherford ◽  
Francis O. Lively ◽  
Gareth Arnott
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The UK dairy herd is predominantly of the Holstein-Friesian (HF) breed, with a major emphasis placed on milk yield. Subsequently, following years of continued single-trait selection, the beef production potential of dairy bred calves has declined. Thus, male HF calves are commonly seen as a by-product of the dairy industry. Limited markets, perceived low economic value and high rearing costs mean that these surplus calves are often euthanised shortly after birth or exported to the EU for further production. Welfare concerns have been raised regarding both euthanasia and long distance transportation of these calves. Furthermore, total UK beef consumption increased by 8.5% from 2009 to 2019. Thus, in light of this growing demand, beef from the dairy herd could be better utilized within the UK. Therefore, the potential for these calves to be used in a sustainable, cost-effective beef production system with high welfare standards within the UK requires investigation. Thus, the aim of this review was to evaluate both steer and bull beef production systems, examining the impact on performance, health, welfare, and economic potential to enable a sustainable farming practice, while meeting UK market requirements. The principal conclusions from this review indicate that there is the potential for these calves to be used in UK based production systems and meet market requirements. Of the steer production systems, a 24 month system appears to achieve a balance between input costs, growth from pasture and carcass output, albeit the literature is undecided on the optimum system. The situation is similar for bull beef production systems, high input systems do achieve the greatest gain in the shortest period of time, however, these systems are not sustainable in volatile markets with fluctuating concentrate prices. Thus, again the inclusion of a grazing period, may increase the resilience of these systems. Furthermore, production systems incorporating a period at pasture are seen to have animal welfare benefits. The main welfare concern for surplus dairy bred calves is often poor colostrum management at birth. While in steer systems, consideration needs to be given to welfare regarding castration, with the negative impacts being minimized by completing this procedure soon after birth.

UK agriculture will pursue new markets post-Brexit

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wine Industry ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wine Experts ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Subject The impact of Brexit on the UK agricultural and food and drink sectors. Significance Agriculture and the food and drink sector will be among those industries most affected by Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to pursue a ‘hard’ Brexit. It is uncertain to what extent domestic agricultural policies will replace the support and funding mechanisms of the EU. The food and drink sector will have to adjust to the possibility of future tariffs. Impacts Scottish independence would hit the drink sector, with Scotch whisky alone accounting for almost one-quarter of UK food and drink exports. The burgeoning UK wine industry could be damaged if the informal knowledge transfer from French wine experts slows down. The United Kingdom and the EU will need to cooperate on the issue of access arrangements for fishing.

Environmental consequences of different beef production systems in the EU

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 756-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu Lan T. Nguyen ◽  
John E. Hermansen ◽  
Lisbeth Mogensen
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
The Eu

The effect of heifer rearing regime on body size and milk production during the first lactation

2000 ◽  
Vol 2000 ◽  
pp. 13-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.F. Carson ◽  
L.E.R. Dawson ◽  
F.J. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Lactation Performance ◽  
Frame Size ◽  
Genetic Merit ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Current Systems

The UK dairy industry has entered a period of rapid increase in cow genetic merit. Feeding and management during the rearing period will influence the extent to which the genetic merit of these animals is realised. Current systems for rearing dairy herd replacements are based on research undertaken in the 1960's and 1970's with animals of lower genetic merit. High genetic merit Holstein Friesian animals have an increased live weight and frame size at maturity compared with their medium merit contemporaries, which may have implications for the optimum weight at first calving. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rearing regime, in terms of diet offered and target calving weight, on first lactation performance of high genetic merit heifers over a range of milk production systems.

scholarly journals It's all about the Flex: Preference, Flexibility and Power in the Employment of EU Migrants in Low-Skilled Sectors

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Rolfe
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
Central European ◽  
Net Migration ◽  
Proportional Increase ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Economic Need ◽  
The Eu

In the last ten years, EU migrants have come to play an important role in the UK labour force. They have become increasingly present in low-skilled occupations, where the largest proportional increase has been migration from Eastern and Central European countries. Drawing on research carried out between November 2015 and July 2016 on the employment of EU migrants in the sectors of hospitality, food and drink and construction, we find that EU migrants have met employers’ needs for a flexible labour force but that the use of mobile workers in these sectors is long-standing. The prospect of a reduced supply of EU migrants following the UK's vote to leave the EU and the government's target of reducing net migration poses a challenge for employers. We explore the tension between political pressure and economic need through posing a range of options for new immigration policy post-Brexit.

A review of dairy heifer rearing and its effect on heifer performance, longevity, rearing costs and farm income

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Jean K Margerison
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Dairy Heifers ◽  
Dairy Heifer ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

The length of time dairy heifers survive in a herd and longevity of dairy cattle, was found to decrease significantly between 1981 and 1992, with the average herd life of a dairy cow in the 1990's declined to 33 (± 0.38) months or 2.75 years (Durr, Monardes, Cue and Philpot, 1997). In the UK, 21 % of dairy heifers are culled during the first lactation (MDC, 1998) while in the EU 33.4 % of heifers complete only one lactation (Durr et al., 1997). In the UK dairy herd 48 % of heifers complete three lactations (MDC, 2000), while in the EU as a whole only 17 % of heifers remain in the herd for their third lactation (Durr et al., 1997).

scholarly journals Brexit spillovers through international trade and foreign investment: Empirical evidence from EU-27 and the UK

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-8
Author(s):  
Graţiela Noja ◽  
Mirela Cristea ◽  
Atila Yüksel
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This study examines the Brexit spillovers upon the European Union Member States (MS) (EU-27) and the UK through two fundamental freedoms of regional integration: goods and services (international trade), and capital (foreign investment, FDI). We have applied cluster analysis and structural equation modelling on a strongly balanced panel of EU-27 and the UK. Both techniques explore two scenarios that focus on the performances achieved by the EU-MS in terms of GDP per capita and GDP growth, under the impact of trade and FDI, before and after the Brexit (1995-2019 and 2020-2025 periods). Our results show that the UK?s economy will be affected both related to GDP growth and GDP per capita levels, particularly on the short run. The EU-27 impact largely differs across countries and types of international activities, being decisively influenced through the FDI relations. Overall, the spillovers induced by international flows are positive, but significantly diminished after the Brexit.

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