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Livestock: Social media content and infographics

13 November 2021

The miracle of British Cows 鈥� turning grass into tasty food graphic

The miracle of British Cows 鈥� turning grass into tasty food graphic

British farming has a fantastic story to tell. The images below contain just some of the facts and figures to help you showcase the ways British farmers work to protect the environment, care for their animals and provide nutritious food for the nation.

Shareable infographics for use on Twitter

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Source: NFU, NFU Cymru, NFUS, UFU, Delivering Britain’s Clean Energy From The Land
Farmers produce renewable energy that helps power an average of 10 million UK homes

Source: NFU, NFU Cymru, NFUS, UFU, Delivering Britain’s Clean Energy From The Land
Source: Targets Task Force: Two Years On, Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA), October 2019
The UK is one of the lowest users of anibiotics in Europe

Source: Targets Task Force: Two Years On, Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA), October 2019
Source: AHDB, Red meat and nutrition: the facts
91% of households enjoy red meat as part of their balanced diet

Source: AHDB, Red meat and nutrition: the facts
Source: Producer information and wool values, British Wool website
Wool is worth £100m to the British economy

Source: Producer information and wool values, British Wool website
Source: Milk and Dairy Nurtition, NHS
The NHS recommends that milk and dairy foods are good sources of important nutrients

Source: Milk and Dairy Nurtition, NHS
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
Dairy products provide more protein, calium, magnesium and zinc per calorie

Source: Journal of Dairy Science
Source: AHDB
Iron from red meat is more easily absorbed than from plant-based sources

Source: AHDB
Source: AHDB
Meat is a major source of protein which helps keep you full

Source: AHDB
Health Benefits of Red Meat, Livestrong
The protien you get from red meat is good for building and repairing muscles

Health Benefits of Red Meat, Livestrong
Source: 2019 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Summary, BEIS
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK

Source: 2019 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Summary, BEIS
Source: AHDB, Red meat and nutrition: the facts
Red meat is a rich source of essential nutrients

Source: AHDB, Red meat and nutrition: the facts
Source: Cattle Farm Practices Survey 2019, Defra & Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model 2019, Food and Agriculture Organization
The miracle of British cows turning grass into food

Source: Cattle Farm Practices Survey 2019, Defra & Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model 2019, Food and Agriculture Organization
Source: Land Use: Policies for a net zero UK, Committee on Climate Change, 2020
Greenhouse gas emissions from UK beef are less than half the global average

Source: Land Use: Policies for a net zero UK, Committee on Climate Change, 2020
Source: Farm animal welfare: Global review summary report, Evidence Group/NFU, 2018
British livestock is produced to some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world

Source: Farm animal welfare: Global review summary report, Evidence Group/NFU, 2018

Source: Farming Statistics - provisional crop areas, yields and livestock populations at June 2019, Defra
65% of UK farmland is best suited for growing grass for animals to eat

Source: Farming Statistics - provisional crop areas, yields and livestock populations at June 2019, Defra
Source: Large Blue priority species fact sheet, Butterfly Conservation/Defra
Proud to protect and enhance the environment

Source: Large Blue priority species fact sheet, Butterfly Conservation/Defra
Source: Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2017
In 2017 35,000 schemes were in place with farmers in England to enhance the environment

Source: Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2017

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