Livestock

Hot Weather Warning: Prevent Sample Deterioration This Summer

With temperatures soaring across most of the UK in recent weeks, we have seen an increase in samples arriving at our laboratories in a putrid condition and unsuitable for testing. In many cases, exposure to elevated temperatures during storage and transit appears to be the main contributing factor.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
21/07/2026

How Midge Trapping is Helping Scotland to Stay Ahead of Disease Risks

Read about the work being done by EPIC to track midge activity in order to help vets and livestock keepers to predict high risk periods for midge transmitted diseases such as Schmallenberg Virus and Bluetongue Virus.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
14/10/2025