Animal Welfare

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

£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

Silver status for Redwings

Redwings was recognised for its work to control equine strangles by being awarded PASS Silver Status by SRUC Veterinary Services, which runs the national Premium Assured Strangles Scheme.…

SRUC
29/08/2019

New guidelines for tackling wildlife disease

An animal expert from Scotland’s Rural College has been working with French colleagues to investigate ways of integrating wildlife into disease management processes. Professor Mike Hutchings, Head of…

SRUC
27/08/2019

Space Agency launches Lyme app

A new project that aims to prevent the occurrence of Lyme disease in the Northern Hemisphere has been officially launched in the Highlands.…

SRUC
22/08/2019

New model for disease surveillance

Providing one-to-one advice to veterinary practitioners, leveraging big data, and integrated testing in one specialist laboratory are at the centre of a new model of farm animal disease surveillance.…

SRUC
21/08/2019