Sheep breeders roll out new environmental index to cut UK flock carbon footprint
What have we learnt about breeding sheep for lower methane? – potential for genetic selection
Breed for CH4nge Index
Breeding Decisions and the flock carbon footprint
Breeding more efficient, lower-methane sheep: Insights from the Harper Adams Lleyn Flock
Past Selection has Delivered Clear Gains in Efficiency at the Same Time as Reducing Emissions
Bringing home the breeding tools
What have we learnt about breeding sheep for lower methane? – understanding the biology
BISAS Conference 2026
End of Project event
Breed for CH4nge: Science Into Practice
Project update - May 2025
Educating the Next Generation
Breed for CH4nge at the Sheep Breeders Roundtable 2024
Project update - June 2024
It’s early days, but we’ve gathered some initial findings and progress for the project so far.
Defra announces £2.9m funding to breed low methane sheep
The sheep sector has been awarded £2.9m from DEFRA's Farming Innovation Programme, delivered by Innovate UK, fund to carry out an industrywide project designed to breed sheep with a naturally low carbon footprint and in turn help English farmers to make a positive contribution to UK agriculture’s journey towards net zero.