In the Field

Game Farmers Audit Process Gets Approval

Since 2010, when DEFRA first published the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes, it has been widely available to the industry and adhered to by many a game farmer...

How To Enjoy Partridge This Autumn – Tips From Wild & Game

Partridge season runs from September 1 to February 1, so now is the perfect time to stock up your freezer with these wonderful little birds. They’re easy to cook and make a perfect autumnal meal serve...

How Wild & Game Are Working To Increase Game Consumption In The UK

As a not-for-profit company seeking to increase game consumption in the UK, Wild and Game is addressing an issue that has existed in the shooting community for many years. Large numbers of birds, in p...

A Glance At The New Harvest

The UK harvest is coming to an end and thanks to Frontier (AB Agri’s joint venture with Cargill) providing their data for review, we can take a look at how the new harvest is looking and how it compar...

The Sportsman Review - Issue 4 2019

Enzymes and their place in the Sportsman diet range

Over recent years enzymes have been the focus of a large amount of research and have since become key ingredients in poultry feeds. It is now common practice for phytase and xylanase enzymes to be use...

The Effect of Nutrition on Fertility & Hatchability

Introduction Achieving high levels of fertility and hatchability is crucial to the success of a breeding and hatching business. Performance is influenced by many factors, for example, bird management...

Insider Views - A Look At The Season Ahead

As game bird vets, the weather can have a major impact on the challenges we come across during the season, with a key challenge being the control of parasites. Worm burdens seem to be much lower ...

The Sportsman Review - Issue 3 2019

Welcome to the third edition of The Sportsman Review. With so many developments benefitting our industry at the moment, we’re looking forward to a promising 2019 season. In this issue, we get Alan ...

In-feed replacements for antibiotics

Introduction There is increasing pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production. This is because of concern that over-use of antibiotics has led to the development of microbial resist...