Animal Welfare
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Cow DNA offers clues to longer life
Research into the DNA of Scottish cows could help humans live longer and healthier lives, scientists at Scotland’s Rural College have announced.…
- SRUC
- 27/01/2020
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Grassroots approach
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College are calling on pony owners to help them get to the root of laminitis – a painful condition which affects many ponies and horses.…
- SRUC
- 16/01/2020
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Farming in the era of sea eagles
Farmers and crofters affected by sea eagles are invited to the premiere of a short film highlighting the work being done to mitigate the problem.…
- SRUC
- 15/01/2020
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New fleece of life for sheep project
A European sheep network has been given a new lease of life after securing funding for three years.…
- SRUC
- 16/12/2019
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No rise in resistance
Ongoing surveillance of animals in Scotland is providing useful insights into antimicrobial resistance.…
- SRUC
- 09/12/2019
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Cutting antibiotics use in cows
Dairy farmers are being encouraged to practice selective dry cow therapy in a bid to minimise the use of antibiotics at drying off.…
- SRUC
- 06/12/2019
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Pig and poultry production
Improving pig and poultry production is the focus of a new event taking place near Edinburgh in January.…
- SRUC
- 04/12/2019
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Grim find in whale’s stomach
Luskentyre Beach served as a stunning backdrop to a “horrific” discovery by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS).…
- SRUC
- 04/12/2019
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Raising the bar on positive animal welfare
A review of positive animal welfare has found it represents an important evolution from the wider concept of animal welfare. Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College led a critical review of the…
- SRUC
- 18/11/2019
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Implementing a new model of disease surveillance
Following an internal consultation, Scotland’s Rural College will progress with the new model of disease surveillance announced in August 2019.…
- SRUC
- 13/11/2019
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A third of UK marine animal strandings are on Scottish coasts
A total of 1,616 marine animals were reported washed up on Scottish shorelines in a seven-year period between 2011 and 2017, according to a new report published today.…
- SRUC
- 06/11/2019
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Teaming up to tackle entanglement
In the first workshop of its kind in Europe, creel fishermen and women from around Scotland gathered in the Highlands to tackle the problem of marine animal entanglement.…
- SRUC
- 30/10/2019