Research
Study looks at future of EU livestock
Research into the future of EU livestock has found more can be done to reduce the negative environmental impacts of the sector.…
- SRUC
- 22/10/2020
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Keeping cows with calves
Dairy farmers and new entrants interested in operating a cow-with-calf dairy system are invited to take part in a survey.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 21/10/2020
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Event to explain science behind provenance
Food experts and researchers are teaming up to highlight the science behind the provenance of Scottish produce.…
- SRUC
- 19/10/2020
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When the chips are down
An SRUC scientist is part of a new Cryobank project which will safeguard future research and facilitate the sustainable yield improvement of six major UK food crops - barley, oats, oil seed rape, potato, sugar beet and wheat.…
- SRUC
- 09/10/2020
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Report highlights challenge in meeting UK net-zero carbon goals for livestock
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of UK livestock production systems has found currently technologies cannot deliver even half the industry’s 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal.…
- SRUC
- 02/10/2020
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Sunfish washes up on Scottish beach
When experts from the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) are called out, it is usually to deal with strandings of seals, whales, porpoises or dolphins.…
- SRUC
- 25/09/2020
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New antibiotics usage survey seeks sheep farmers’ views
Farmers and vets are being asked to take part in a survey which aims to establish the amount of antibiotics used in the Scottish sheep industry.…
- SRUC
- 22/09/2020
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Skirts and sea lice
Research into sea lice management measures used on Scottish salmon farms has found the use of in-feed and skirts to prevent the parasites entering pens are the most cost-effective.…
- SRUC
- 18/09/2020
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Large-scale study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.…
- SRUC
- 11/09/2020
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£5m precision technology project to focus on sheep welfare management
A £5 million research project involving nine countries – from Scandinavia to the Middle East – is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming.…
- SRUC
- 02/09/2020
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Prey depletion threatens health of marine mammals
The link between reductions in the numbers and quality of fish and squid and the health of marine mammals that feed upon them in parts of northern European waters has been highlighted in a new report.…
- SRUC
- 25/08/2020
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SRUC calls on dairy farmers to help with disease study
Farmers are being asked to help with a project researching the prevalence of an infectious condition in Scottish dairy herds.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 24/08/2020
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