Veterinary surveillance blogs
National Surveillance Reports
SRUC Veterinary Services & APHA carry out national animal disease surveillance for the UK. The latest cattle & sheep quarterly disease surveillance reports are now available.…
- Veterinary Services
- 01/06/2020
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Look Out For Dwarf Calves This Spring
The condition, more correctly called Congenital Chondrodystrophy and Joint Laxity, has been recorded for over 20 years in the UK with similar reports across the world.…
- Veterinary Services
- 04/05/2020
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African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever – Avoiding Another Viral Disease Outbreak…
- Veterinary Services
- 08/04/2020
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Nematodirus Warning
Recent cold nights and warm days have led to SCOPS forecasting for moderate risk of Nematodirus hatch in some parts of Northern Scotland.…
- Veterinary Services
- 01/04/2020
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Rickets In Hoggs In South West Scotland
SRUC Veterinary Services diagnosed rickets in hoggs on several farms during late winter/early spring 2019 so it is worth keeping an eye out for this condition over the next few months, particularly as sheep return from their winter grazings.…
- Veterinary Services
- 04/02/2020
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