Cattle
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Using the liver fluke antibody test
Now that we are at a time of year when liver fluke can be a problem, here is some information on the liver fluke ELISA and how it can be used. …
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 28/10/2021
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Autumn liver fluke update
Liver fluke risk will not be high this year, but infection will still occur on some farms.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 12/10/2021
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Lungworm alert
We have seen a few cases of lungworm in cattle in the post-mortem room this autumn, possibly precipitated by the recent rainfall that followed a rather dry summer.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 11/10/2021
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Babesiosis
We have recently had a case of babesiosis in the postmortem room followed by a couple of telephone enquiries. The total number of babesiosis diagnoses is small but plotting their distribution allows hot spots to be identified.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 13/08/2021
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Dumfries and Galloway lungworm update
The first lungworm diagnosis of 2021 was made and there are a range of risk factors to consider.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 16/07/2021
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Blue-Green Algae Risk
We have had reports confirming elevated concentrations of blue-green algae in Uig bay on Skye, with the potential to cause toxic blooms in the water.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 01/07/2021
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Schmallenberg Virus Update - June 2021
Last month, a private veterinary surgeon in South West Scotland performed an on-farm postmortem examination of a bovine foetus with torticollis and arthrogryposis. The dam of this foetus had been imported from Germany one month earlier.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 25/06/2021
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Black's Disease
The most common disease presentation of most clostridial disease is sudden death. However, we are aware of a number of cases of Black’s disease over the last five years which have presented alive.…
- Veterinary services
- 30/04/2021
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Still Birth and Weak Calf Syndrome in Suckled Calves
In recent weeks SRUC Veterinary Services have had an increased number of still birth submissions from spring calving suckler herds.…
- Veterinary services
- 29/04/2021