Sheep

Listeria diagnoses

January and February have seen multiple diagnoses of listeriosis in both sheep and beef cattle this year.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
25/02/2022

Metabolic sampling ewes pre-lambing

Checking the nutritional status of ewes before lambing will help to prevent body condition losses and metabolic issues like pregnancy toxaemia.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
15/02/2022

Maximising your lamb crop

Our colleagues in SAC Consulting have organised a series of online events to prepare for lambing 2022, to minimise the losses at lambing time.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
15/02/2022

Copper toxicity risk from spreading distillery wash by-product on pasture

Over the last few years, there have been several cases of copper toxicity in sheep associated with spreading distillery by-product on pasture.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
14/01/2022

Control of watery mouth this lambing time

Ensuring good ewe nutrition, correct body condition score, a high standard of lambing shed hygiene and adequate, timely colostrum intake remain the mainstays of preventing watery mouth.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
23/12/2021

Higher risk of ergot in feed stocks this autumn

Our SAC Consulting colleagues have warned of a higher risk of ergot contamination of grain and headed grass this year. This is as a result of the 2021 growing season, weather conditions and seed availability.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
01/12/2021

Silage subjects

A number of animal health issues related to winter feed stocks may be relevant on some farms.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
05/11/2021

Fodder Beet

Fodder beet is a highly palatable, very digestible crop which has increased in popularity on Scottish farms over the past few years as a livestock feed. However, there are several animal health issues to be aware of.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
04/11/2021

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

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

Look out for Haemonchus in sheep and goats!

Colleagues in Aberdeen have seen several sheep and goats with Haemonchus over the last few weeks.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
11/10/2021

Be alert for autumn nematodirosis

In the last week Dumfries have diagnosed nematodirosis in lambs from two flocks.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
27/09/2021