Research
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‘Listening’ to chicks could improve welfare
‘Listening’ to baby chicks’ calls could help identify welfare problems at an early stage, according to new research involving SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 12/06/2020
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SRUC to research Covid-19 in rural Scotland
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one of 15 Scottish universities and research institutions contributing to global efforts to combat coronavirus and its wider effects.…
- SRUC
- 29/04/2020
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Do you know your beans?
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield of beans.…
- SRUC
- 22/04/2020
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Understanding animals’ emotions
Scotland’s Rural College has teamed up with a leading UK supermarket in a pioneering project to assess the emotional expressivity of animals in the supply chain.…
- SRUC
- 02/04/2020
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Sowing the seeds for research project
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College have created an apple pollination experiment to help parents who are home schooling their children.…
- SRUC
- 31/03/2020
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Moor value
Researchers from SRUC have contributed to a new publication looking at the future of Scotland’s moorlands.…
- SRUC
- 12/03/2020
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Beefing up efficiency
There is ‘considerable opportunity’ to improve the efficiency of the beef sector in Scotland, according to new research published by Scotland’s Rural College.…
- SRUC
- 11/03/2020
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Happy farm
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College are launching a survey for farmers to get to the heart of the debate about what makes farm animals happy.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020
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Dairy farmers needed for M.Bovis study
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the spread of Mycoplasma bovis in cattle.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 26/02/2020
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Call for policy makers to protect pollinators
Pollinating insects could thrive if improvements are made to agri-environment schemes across Europe, a new study led by Scotland’s Rural College has found.…
- SRUC
- 17/02/2020
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‘Unexpected’ number of resistance genes found on pig farm
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College have identified a high number of antimicrobial resistance genes in pig faeces at a commercial farm, following the first longitudinal study of its kind.…
- SRUC
- 05/02/2020
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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