Endemic Disease

PCR testing for respiratory disease in cattle

SRUC Veterinary Services in conjunction with colleagues at Moredun have developed and are now using an extended multiple PCR test for respiratory pathogens in cattle.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
14/12/2022

Investigation of thin ewes that fail to gain weight post weaning

Ewes that fail to gain weight for no obvious reason may have an underlying disease issue and can be useful sentinels for the presence (or absence) of iceberg diseases in a flock.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
31/08/2022

Schmallenberg update and testing

There has already been a diagnosis of malformations due to Schmallenberg virus in a sheep flock in Scotland in 2022.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
03/03/2022