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Kangaroo Gait in Sheep

This poorly-understood neurological disease leads to forelimb weakness and a characteristic hopping hindlimb gait; signs consistent with radial nerve paresis.…

  • SRUC Veterinary Services
  • 21/05/2021
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Lamb Dysentery Season Could Still Be Upon Us

Over the past few weeks several diagnoses of lamb dysentery have been made as a cause of death in young lambs.…

  • SRUC Veterinary Services
  • 10/05/2021
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Black's Disease

The most common disease presentation of most clostridial disease is sudden death. However, we are aware of a number of cases of Black’s disease over the last five years which have presented alive.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 30/04/2021
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High Risk of Nematodirosis Likely in 2021

Outbreaks of nematodirosis in Scotland are recorded most often between May and July, with a consistent peak in the month of June.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 29/04/2021
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Still Birth and Weak Calf Syndrome in Suckled Calves

In recent weeks SRUC Veterinary Services have had an increased number of still birth submissions from spring calving suckler herds.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 29/04/2021
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Risks from Dog Walking on Agricultural Land

Dog ownership has increased significantly in the past year. But walking your pet in the countryside comes with a number of risks to livestock.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 27/04/2021
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Bovine venereal campylobacteriosis – information on testing

Instructions on submitting samples for Campylobacter testing, the main cause of venereal disease in cattle in the UK.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 12/04/2021
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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
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Abomasal Bloat in Pet Lambs

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

  • Veterinary services
  • 12/04/2021
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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
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Avian Influenza

A Scotland-wide Avian Influenza Protection Zone is now in force.…

  • Veterinary services
  • 17/11/2020
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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
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