Animal Welfare
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Spring calving warning
After a summer of exceptional grass growth, beef cows across the country are generally in very good condition. Beef farmers should consider delaying weaning over the winter months to ensure cows…
- SRUC
- 30/10/2019
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Good vibes in tickled rats are contagious
Just as laughter is contagious in humans, the positive mood induced in rats when tickled can be catching.…
- SRUC
- 18/10/2019
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Whale's entanglement wounds among 'most severe'
A Sowerby’s beaked whale found on an East Lothian beach suffered some of the “most severe” entanglement wounds ever recorded by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS).…
- SRUC
- 17/10/2019
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Managing the risk of Grass Staggers
In the last week, there has been a large increase in cases of hypomagnesemia (Grass Staggers) in beef cows. SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has now issued advice to farmers to…
- SRUC
- 16/10/2019
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The curious incident of porpoises killed by ‘dog-bite’ bacteria
Scientists from a wide range of backgrounds have pooled their resources to solve the mystery of a ‘dog-bite’ bacteria attributed to the death of harbour porpoises.…
- SRUC
- 11/10/2019
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Finding the positives in animal welfare
Researchers at SRUC have found a significant overlap between the views of farmers and scientists on positive animal welfare. In the first study of its kind, livestock farmers were asked directly what…
- SRUC
- 09/10/2019
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Improving the welfare of laying hens
A multi-million pound European-wide project to improve the conditions of egg-laying chickens is launched today (Friday 4 October), to coincide with World Animal Day.…
- SRUC
- 04/10/2019
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Free calf health and management advice for dairy farmers
Dairy farmers will learn about reducing calf losses, the impact of early disease detection, calf nutrition and maximising growth performance at an open farm event organised by SRUC. Calf mortality in…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 04/10/2019
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Sheep sharing
An EU network to increase sheep productivity and flock profitability by knowledge exchange is celebrating the end of its three-year partnership with an event in Perth. During this time, the SheepNet…
- SRUC
- 24/09/2019
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Cathy to champion animal welfare
An animal welfare expert at Scotland’s Rural College has been named as chair of the first-ever independent Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.…
- SRUC
- 24/09/2019
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Beefing up cattle production in New Mexico
Scotland’s Rural College is part of a new multi-million dollar research project investigating how to improve beef cattle production in the United States using precision farming methods.…
- SRUC
- 23/09/2019
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£1 million project to tackle antimicrobial resistance in poultry
A new treatment to control the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in poultry is to be developed by researchers in the UK and China.…
- SRUC
- 05/09/2019