Sheep

Thin ewes – what's the cause?

In the run up to the main tupping season checking ewe body condition score (BCS) and considering the impact that disease may be having on it is an important part of flock health planning.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
16/09/2021

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

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

Copper Drench Inhalation in Young Lambs

It is not uncommon for us to see cases of lamb mortality due to copper-containing drench inhalation at this time of year. Affected flocks often report several losses following administration of a mineral drench containing copper.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
25/06/2021

Nematodirus Diagnoses and Risk

Further to our previous post on Nematodirus, our first post mortem diagnoses of Nematodirus infection causing death in lambs were made at the end of last week at our Dumfries Surveillance Centre.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
01/06/2021

Nematodirus Alert

The risk levels for Nematodirus in the Scottish Borders and the Edinburgh area are high to very high, according to the SCOPS forecast.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
21/05/2021

Kangaroo Gait in Sheep

This poorly-understood neurological disease leads to forelimb weakness and a characteristic hopping hindlimb gait; signs consistent with radial nerve paresis.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
21/05/2021

Lamb Dysentery Season Could Still Be Upon Us

Over the past few weeks several diagnoses of lamb dysentery have been made as a cause of death in young lambs.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/05/2021

High Risk of Nematodirosis Likely in 2021

Outbreaks of nematodirosis in Scotland are recorded most often between May and July, with a consistent peak in the month of June.…

Veterinary services
29/04/2021