Cattle
December case highlights
Bacterial pneumonia dominated the December cattle diagnoses, although two high morbidity pneumonia outbreaks associated with IBR were also investigated.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 29/02/2024
December liver fluke update
We last sent out our liver fluke forecast and thoughts in November, so thought that now would be a good time to update things given that we are approaching or already in a handling window for ewes in mid pregnancy.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 21/12/2023
Rearing wagyu cross dairy calves (meeting)
There has been a recent increase in the number of traditional beef suckler units that have started rearing Wagyu cross dairy calves as an addition to their current business. With this, a largely unfamiliar set of challenges regarding the management of these animals arise.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 21/12/2023
Hypomagnesemia in housed cattle
Over the past few weeks since housing we have diagnosed and discussed several cases of hypomagnesemia in housed beef suckler cows. While usually associated with grazing, a diagnosis of low magnesium causing death or clinical signs should not be discounted in housed animals.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 20/12/2023
October case highlights
Case highlights from the PM room in October include: - Enterotoxaemia associated with Clostridium perfringens type D infection - Mesenteric torsion in a dog - Acute Streptococcus suis Type 1 septicaemia in piglets…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 01/12/2023
Making the most of testing for calf respiratory disease
Investigation of respiratory disease should not solely be a ‘pathogen hunt’ but encompass a wider review of predisposing factors in the group of animals.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 14/11/2023
Louping ill: Vaccine support sought
Louping ill virus is a flavivirus, transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks, and is commonly found in the Highlands, Perthshire and Argyll & Bute in Scotland. SRUC makes ten to 25 diagnoses of louping ill in flocks of sheep every year, and around five diagnoses in cattle annually.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 08/11/2023
Look out for Lungworm
We have seen confirmed cases of lungworm last month across all of Scotland, including Aberdeenshire. This may be as a result of the hot dry weather earlier this year followed by warm and wet weather.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 02/11/2023
September case highlights
Parasitic disease dominated the diagnoses made in Aberdeen in September with lungworm and Ostertagiasis diagnosed in cattle and gastrointestinal parasites in sheep causing ill thrift and death.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 31/10/2023
Acorn toxicity
Acorns and oak leaves contain phenols and tannins, such as gallic acid and pyrogallol, which when ingested in excess will bind and precipitate proteins leading to renal failure in cattle and sheep.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 26/10/2023
Bluetongue and Epizootic haemorrhagic disease update
Bluetongue and Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease are viral diseases circulating in Europe that are a risk to UK cattle and sheep, with both being notifiable in the UK. Both of these viruses are species of the Orbivirus genus and are transmitted between animals by midges.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 20/10/2023
Making the most of testing in calf respiratory disease
One of the interventions included in the Scottish Government's ‘Preparing for Sustainable Farming’ initiative is to carry out a calf respiratory investigation, and provide a written prevention and control plan, including biosecurity measures.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 18/10/2023