PCHS
BVD Testing Young Calves for the Scottish BVD Eradication Scheme
Advice for cattle keepers on how to manage the costs of testing you calves for BVD following the latest update to the Scottish BVD eradication scheme.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 21/07/2026
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Important Reminder: Storage of faecal samples from cull animals awaiting Johne’s ELISA results
PCHS members should collect and store a faecal sample from any animal being culled while its Johne’s ELISA test result is still pending. If the ELISA later returns positive, the stored sample can be PCR tested to confirm the result, helping to protect the herd’s Johne’s Risk Level status and avoid unnecessary accreditation impacts.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 20/07/2026
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PCHS Member Profile: Hamish & Margaret Sclater, Deveron Aberdeen-Angus
For over 30 years, Hamish and Margaret Sclater have built the Deveron Aberdeen-Angus Herd into one of the breed’s most respected names, combining outstanding pedigree performance with a strong commitment to herd health. As they prepare for retirement and the herd’s dispersal, their story highlights how dedication to health accreditation, careful breeding decisions and a focus on quality have created a lasting legacy in the Aberdeen-Angus industry.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 15/07/2026
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Beef Calf Viability: The Importance of Checking the Suck Reflex
Good neonatal viability is essential to ensure calves rapidly ingest and absorb colostrum. Many early-life losses in suckled calves are linked, directly or indirectly, to hypogammaglobulinaemia (low levels of immunoglobulins).…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 18/02/2026
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CHECS Rules for Shows, Sales, and Off-Farm Movements
A reminder to our PCHS members about the CHECS rules for moving cattle to and from, shows, sales and other off-farm movements.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 24/10/2025
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Great Yorkshire Show 2021
SRUC Veterinary Services will be exhibiting at this year's Great Yorkshire Show!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 08/07/2021
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PCHS Member Profile: Simon & Claire
Simon & Claire Bainbridge | Bainbridge Farms, Donkin Rigg, Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 15/01/2021
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PCHS Newsletter
The 2021 edition of PCHS News is now available!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 19/11/2020
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Beef Productivity Webinar - Recording Available Online
As an alternative to our usual event schedule for 2020, SRUC Veterinary Services ran a webinar in conjunction with the NBA and our colleagues in SRUC Research and SAC Consulting, focusing on different aspects of beef productivity and efficiency.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 29/09/2020
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Beef Productivity Webinar
SRUC and SAC Consulting have partnered with the NBA for a webinar covering a range of topics around beef production.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 28/08/2020
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Mycoplasma bovis
Mycoplasma infections are commonly recognised in cattle. There is quite a diverse range of Mycoplasma species with some causing disease while others do not. Of these Mycoplasma Bovis is probably the most important.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 24/07/2020
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Grazing Dairy Cows Eating Soil
Our team of vets have put together the following article after receiving numerous reports of dairy cows at grass eating soil.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 12/06/2020
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