Animal Welfare

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

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

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

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

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