The National Beef Association is a Company limited by guarantee.
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Open to everyone with an interest in the British Cattle Industry.
The NBA aims to:
- Identify and promote highest possible levels of best practice throughout the production chain
- Achieve a return that allows quality welfare and standards in the chain to rise
- Raise cattle health standards in the UK
- Develop beef eating and health benefits to consumers
- Improve and widen the scope of beef labelling for the benefits of consumers
- Identify and promote the environmental benefits where appropriate of grazing cattle
- Maintain beef cattle in the uplands and the communities and landscapes that they sustain
- Relief of hardship of beef farmers and their employees
Guidance to Natural England on the implementation and enforcement of a badger control policy
We at the National Beef Association (NBA) are fully committed to ridding the UK of TB and are delighted to be able to comment on the draft guidance to Natural England (NE) regarding licences to cull and vaccinate badgers in specified control areas.
It is very positive that we are heading towards a situation where the industry and Government can work together to tackle this disease issue on all fronts, and the NBA is enthusiastic about the idea of taking measures in areas of high TB infection to reduce infected badger numbers in addition to the existing exhaustive cattle controls. We see this issue as entirely about disease control; not the extermination of badgers but rather action to protect healthy badgers from the 10-mile per year spread of TB within the species.....more information »
Bluetongue - Disease free status
The following come into force at 00:01 hours on 5 July 2011 and will be available on the Scottish Government Website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/bluetongue
1) Declaration revoking the bluetongue (BTV8) restricted zone, protection zone and lower risk zone in Scotland.
2) Revocation of the general licence to vaccinate animals against bluetongue virus serotype 8 in Scotland.
Although GB is declaring disease freedom it is vital that livestock keepers continue to source responsibly and check the health and vaccination status of their animals.
On this website there is also a short Q&A document on the subject of GB declaring disease freedom....more information »
EU Beef Working Group
There is a crisis in the UK beef industry, and it is particularly acute in the production of beef from the suckler cow herd. Continued loss making, now accompanied by increased working capital requirements following higher costs for feed, oil, regulation and replacements, is now forcing radical change on beef production...more information »
Public Service Review - Government Editorials
Like all businesses, beef producers need to prepare for tough times ahead as multiply retail competition intensifies. Price volatility has become the third certainty of life along with death and taxes...more information »
Welfare of animals during transport
Changes to UK procedures relating to Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations...more information »
Healthy benefits of beef in the diet
The National Beef Association is recognised as the main advisor to all governments on the healthy benefits of beef in the diet and the importance of procuring UK beef by public sectors.
The NBA Director, Kim Haywood, is a registered British Nutritionist (BSc Human Nutrition with Distinction).
The Association frequently inserts technical bulletins in the Public Service Review Journal, which is read by all Government Ministers, Local Authorities, Councillors and Public Procurement Contractors.
The Facts about Beef and Nutrition
Locally produced beef can contribute to the development of rural economies
The Value of Beef - For Your Body and Your Bank Account
