Cattle

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

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

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

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

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

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