Animal Welfare
SRUC innovator secures prize at Converge Awards
An SRUC project has enjoyed success at this year’s Converge Awards, an annual ceremony designed to celebrate the pinnacle of Scottish academic innovation. …
- SRUC
- 04/10/2024
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Young Farming Innovators wanted for ‘Dragon’s Den’ competition
Young farmers from across Scotland are being invited to pitch innovative ideas to help the dairy industry in a new Dragon’s Den-style competition. …
- SRUC
- 12/09/2024
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Veterinary Diagnostics Company MI:RNA Raises $4 million Series A Funding
MI:RNA, the veterinary diagnostics company which originally spun out of SRUC, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. The capital will be used to continue global growth plans and revolutionise animal health testing, improving diagnosis and wellness among the pet, agriculture and equine sectors.…
- SRUC
- 03/07/2024
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Report calls for short leash for dogs – and owners
Following a workshop with countryside rangers, dog training experts and farmers among others, new report by researchers at SRUC has called for changes to legislation and for guidance around livestock worrying to be reviewed.…
- SRUC
- 28/03/2024
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Research highlights importance of cooling hot dogs
In a bid to prevent the suffering that commonly results from the potentially fatal disorder of heatstroke, researchers at SRUC and the Royal Veterinary College investigated the effectiveness of different cooling methods for dogs after exercise.…
- SRUC
- 20/03/2024
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Oregano oil and purple garlic prove perfect tonic for piglets
A recent study by scientists from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), the University of Murcia and the Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Development (IMIDA) found oregano essential oil and purple garlic offer similar or superior results to zinc oxide when added to weaning piglets' feed in to preventing and reducing digestive problems.…
- SRUC
- 22/01/2024
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National Day of the Horse Blog
In this blog by Pippa Morrision, Senior Lecturer at SRUC, she reflects on how horses have shaped her own life and how we use scientific research to continue to learn more about them.…
- Pippa Morrison
- 13/12/2023
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SRUC joins new centre tackling food security and climate change
Scientists from SRUC will carry out research into plant breeding and animal nutrition to increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new centre announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…
- SRUC
- 21/11/2023
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Winter Care for Horses
With recent cold weather moving in we hope these top tips below will be helpful in caring for your horses, ponies and donkeys over the winter. …
- Peter Hastie
- 10/11/2023
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SRUC Vet School at the London Vet Show 2023
SRUC will be showcasing its new School of Veterinary Medicine at the upcoming London Vet Show, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, this month. …
- SRUC
- 09/11/2023
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Scientists record rats ‘talking’ with their mouths full
While people generally believe it is bad manners to talk with your mouth full, this is not the case with rats according to scientists.…
- SRUC
- 29/06/2023
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Breeding for feed-efficient dairy cows
The largest UK study of its kind aims to enhance breeding for feed efficient dairy cows.…
- SRUC
- 03/04/2023
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