Sheep

Protecting Flocks and Profits: The Vital Role of HISHA in EAE Prevention

When it comes to sheep farming in the Highlands and Islands, flock health is important. That’s why the Highlands and Islands Sheep Health Association (HISHA) plays such a vital role—providing farmers with EAE-accredited sheep to ensure they can buy top-quality, disease-free replacements with confidence.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
05/08/2025

Nematodirus Warning: PGE Risk in Lambs Is Rising

Our Veterinary Investigation Officers are seeing an unseasonably high number of PGE (parasitic gastroenteritis) and Nematodirus cases in recent weeks. Read on to learn about what has casued the increased worm challenege and how you can reduce the risk to your stock.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
25/07/2025

On the Hoof - In the run up to lambing

Now is the time to arrange visits to check the energy and protein status of ewes lambing in March. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
18/02/2025

Schmallenberg virus and abortion sampling

We have recently confirmed abortion and or the birth of deformed lambs in several early lambing flocks due to Schmallenberg virus (SBV). SBV infection has been confirmed in flocks across the southern half of Scotland, including Dumfries & Galloway and Stirlingshire.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
31/01/2025

Parasite control survey launch

Scottish farmers are being invited to take part in a new research survey to investigate the impact of resistance to wormers.…

Veterinary services
12/04/2021

Abomasal Bloat in Pet Lambs

One of the banes of artificially rearing lambs is abomasal bloat.…

Veterinary services
12/04/2021

Investigating Neonatal Losses: On-farm Postmortem

Lamb losses in the neonatal period can have a profound impact upon that year’s reproduction figures, as well as farmer wellbeing.…

Veterinary services
12/04/2021

Schmallenberg Update

With the peak of the spring calving and lambing season approaching, we wanted to give a further update on Schmallenberg virus.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
09/03/2021

Investigating Poor Scanning Rates in Sheep Flocks

Lots of flocks will already have scanned for this year, although some are yet to do so. The barren rate within a flock should be <2%. Greater than that, (and certainly >4%) warrants investigation.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
15/02/2021

Could 2021 be another Schmallenberg year?

In Scotland we have seen cases of congenital deformity in lambs and calves due to in utero Schmallenberg virus (SBV) infection in 2013 and 2017.…

Veterinary Services
15/01/2021

Blindness in Lambs After Housing

Some farmers may choose to house their ‘tail end’ lambs for finishing, either to preserve limited grass stocks for ewes, to manage potential fasciolosis risk or to achieve a quicker and more efficient finish before lambing starts in 2021.…

Veterinary Services
18/12/2020

New information about liver fluke risk from silage

Can cattle or sheep be infected with liver fluke from silage?” has been a frequently asked question at farmer meetings over the last few years.…

Veterinary services
10/11/2020