Animal Welfare

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

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

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

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

No rise in resistance

Ongoing surveillance of animals in Scotland is providing useful insights into antimicrobial resistance.…

SRUC
09/12/2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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