Veterinary surveillance blogs

A recent case of Babesiosis in a suckler cow herd

Whilst not uncommon in some parts of the UK, until a recent case, Babesia has not previously been diagnosed at SRUC's St Boswells DSC.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
28/06/2023

Have you seen MyHerdStats on ScotEID?

MyHerdStats from ScotEID is a free programme that gives basic herd data from the national animal movement database to all cattle keepers in Scotland.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
25/05/2023

Nematodirus reminder

SRUC Veterinary Services recently diagnosed nematodirosis as the cause of death in a six-week-old lamb. This was somewhat unexpected as spring has been quite cold so far. It does highlight however how this disease can be farm, and indeed field, specific.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
09/05/2023

Late term abortions and small calves

Our St Boswells Disease Surveillance Centre is aware of five herds having problems with small calves so far this year, which are either aborted late in pregnancy, stillborn or alive.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
28/04/2023

Gastroparesis syndrome in dairy heifers

Since the second quarter of 2022 the UK Surveillance Network has reported cases of apparent gastroparesis in nine to twenty four month-old, Holstein Friesian, bulling and in-calf dairy heifers. To date the majority, or all, of the affected heifers have had the same sire.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
28/04/2023

Lamb dysentery risk

We are now entering the period where lamb dysentery risk is highest in the main April lambing flock. Risk may be higher this year for some flocks depending on Clostridial vaccine availability.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
21/04/2023

Effect of calving difficulty on suckler cow performance

All farm animal vets are calving suckler cows at the moment, helping to reduce as much as possible the impacts of calving difficulty on herd performance.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
06/04/2023

Suspicious that you have a hairy shaker lamb?

We are offering free border disease PCR testing on lambs born this spring where there is a genuine suspicion of persistent border disease infection.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
17/03/2023

SRUC Veterinary Services Update – PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTES TO READ!

With our busiest time of year approaching, we wanted to let you know what we are doing to ensure our service is maintained despite lower staffing levels.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
13/02/2023

Metabolic sampling ewes pre-lambing plus a quick fluke update

Spring is approaching and so is the ideal time for checking the nutritional status of ewes pre-lambing.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/02/2023

Seneca Valley virus – another cause of vesicular disease in pigs

DEFRA have confirmed that the five cases of vesicular disease identified in pigs on farms in Norfolk last year were caused by Seneca Valley virus (SVV), also known as Senecavirus A.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/02/2023

SRUC Veterinary Services Update

In SRUC Veterinary Services we strive to provide an efficient service for our clients. Unfortunately, we have not been able to avoid the recruitment issues impacting businesses across the country. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
09/02/2023