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PCHS News 2025
The 2025 edition of PCHS News is now available!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 17/12/2024
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Improving On-Farm Efficiencies
Improving on-farm efficiencies strongly relates to reduced production costs per kg of beef sold, therefore representing improved profitability for the farm business. Instead of being seen as a burden, lowering greenhouse gas emissions of suckler herds represents a challenge with clear opportunities.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 14/08/2024
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PCHS member profile: Harri Parri
The Parri family moved to Bodnithoedd, a lowland farm on the Llyn Peninsula on a tenancy in 1948, having previously been farming in Pencaenewydd, an upland area in Eifionydd. Continuing the beef and sheep enterprises that his great grandfather started when he moved, Harri now runs the business alongside his wife, Elin and parents, Richard and Rhian.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 17/05/2024
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BVDFree Database
In order to provide a single place that BVD status of an English animal or herd can be looked up, CHECS and BVDFree England are working together by seeking permission from farmers to enable their CHECS BVD status to the BVDFree England database.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 09/11/2023
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Update for PCHS clients using BVD tissue tags
We circulated an email to clients last week explaining that we will no longer be able to test Datamars Tissue Tags from 26th August 2023.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 10/08/2023
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PCHS member profile: Wanda Tilson
Wanda, along with her parents John and Marion, breeds pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle on their farm near Westruther in the Scottish Borders.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 15/02/2022
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PCHS News 2022
The 2022 issue of the Premium Cattle Health Scheme newsletter is available now!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 10/12/2021
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Johne’s Disease Certification Scheme - Rules Revised
CHECS, which sets industry standards for cattle disease control within the British Isles, has confirmed rule changes aimed at increasing consistency and confidence in Johne’s Disease test results across the health schemes and laboratories it licenses.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 11/05/2021
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