🆕 New BVD Control for Dairy Herds – Launching Oct 2025 🐄 SRUC’s Premium Cattle Health Scheme will be providing the CHECS Dairy BVD Negative programme—helping dairy farms show effective BVD control as BVDFree ends in England. 🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/2s3xmukc #BVDControl #DairyFarming #SRUC

🚨 Hemlock Poisoning Alert 🧪 Highly toxic: roots & seeds contain deadly alkaloids 🐄 Recent cases in Dumfries linked to Hemlock ingestion 👀 Look out for: purple blotches on stems, mousy smell, white lacy flowers ✅ Walk your fields ✅ Remove plants safely 🔗 Read more on our blog: tinyurl.com/3fzj3372

We spoke to PCHS member Easter Howgate Farm about how they tackled their Johne's disease problem with the help of the Premium Cattle Health Scheme: ✅ Closed herd & biosecurity ✅ Faecal PCR & blood testing ✅ Smart culling & targeted nutrition 🔗 read the full article here: tinyurl.com/5a2ub6ek

🚨 Livestock Alert: Ryegrass Staggers Risk 🚨 Due to a dry summer followed by wet autumn, there's an increased risk of neurotoxicosis (ryegrass staggers) in cattle, sheep, horses & camelids grazing perennial ryegrass infected with endophytic fungi. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/3u84jyme

Are you heading to BCVA Congress next month? Be sure not to miss out on Helen's talks. 📆Friday 10th 🕑08:30 - Scottish BVD Scheme: What we achieved and what is coming in Phase 6? 🕑08:45 - Scottish BVD Scheme: Do we have to worry about sheep? 📆Saturday 11th 🕑09:45 - BVD Panel Discussion

🐑 Ever worried about what to do if your MV accredited client has an animal test positive in their period flock test? In this episode of our On The Hoof Podcast we discuss disease prevalence in GB, testing methodology, tackling infection and flock breakdowns. 🎧Listen now at tinyurl.com/4hahynpw

🚨 CPD - Beef Health Planning 🚨 📍Edinburgh 📆 5th November 2025 ✅ The what, why and how of health planning ✅ Nutrition for beef systems ✅ KPI's and how the vet can help ✅ Infectious disease, biosecurity and more Book your place via the link tinyurl.com/9xzsddpj or email [email protected] now!

🐄 GB CALF WEEK 🐄 Colin Mason, SRUC Veterinary Services teamed up with Glasgow University to undertake an observational study to determine the proportion of first milking colostrum from Scottish dairy herds positive for Mycoplasmopsis bovis. Read more at Vet Record tinyurl.com/3vva9erk

Are you getting your pen cards sorted ahead of the upcoming sales? Make it as easy as possible by getting everything in order before you send in your application form. We need a minimum of six weeks notice if testing is required. 🔗 The application form can be found here: tinyurl.com/PCHSpencard

Are you a member of the Premium Sheep & Goat Health Scheme and proud of the high health status animals you're producing? We're looking to feature members of our health schemes in our new quarterly newsletter and on our website. Get in touch by email on [email protected] to be featured!

🐄 It's @AHDB GB Calf Week 🐄 This year, the focus is on driving progress through data and knowledge sharing. We're sharing this great episode of our On The Hoof Podcast as a reminder of the importance of good colostrum management. Listen at the link tinyurl.com/bde3ywr4 or on Spotify.

🐄 Today is Back British Farming Day! 🐏 At SRUC, we’re proud to stand with farmers across the UK. From our research fields to our classrooms and in our labs, we’re committed to supporting the future of British farming through education, science, and collaboration. #SRUC #BackBritishFarming

BCVA CONGRESS 2025 We can't believe it's just one month until BCVA! We're so excited, especially because this year it's on our home turf for the first time in 17 years. Pop by to see us at stand number 18 (right by the tea and coffee) to chat about diagnostics, health schemes and HerdPlan.

Are you a member of the Premium Cattle Health Scheme and proud of the high health status animals you're producing? We're looking to feature members of our health schemes in our new quarterly newsletter and on our website. Get in touch by emailing [email protected] to be featured!

🚨PREMIUM SHEEP AND GOAT HEALTH SCHEME NEWS 2025 🚨 🐏 Enhancing sheep health across the Nation 🦠 Access to support for endemic disease control 🔍 An overview of the schemes available ❓ Popular topics/FAQ's 🪱 Barriers to the sustainable control of parasites Read it here now: tinyurl.com/PSGHSNews2025

Before you put your cull ewes on the trailer, consider what they might be able to tell you about your flock’s health. SRUC offers a range of testing for the main iceberg diseases as well as expert post mortem services for Scottish farmers. Learn more at sheepandgoathealth.co.uk and sruc.ac.uk/vets

Don't miss out on this practical, hands-on course! ✅ The what, why and how of health planning ✅ Nutrition for beef systems ✅ KPI's and how the vet can help ✅ Infectious disease, biosecurity and more Don't miss out, book your place via the link tinyurl.com/9xzsddpj or email [email protected]

This week, we’re celebrating the hardworking farmers behind Britain’s world-class lamb. Your dedication, care, and stewardship of our landscapes make it all possible 🐏🧑‍🌾 #backbritishfarming #lovelamb # lovelambweek #sheepfarmer #sheepfarming

WEBINAR WEDNESDAY 💻 This month we're bring you a brilliant webinar in conjunction with Prof. Alasdair Nisbet, Deputy Director of The Moredun Institute on using vaccines to prevent disease in cattle and sheep; concepts, challenges and strategies 💉🧪 🔗 Follow the link tinyurl.com/4khuknb5 to watch.

Meet Jess, a Post Mortem Support Officer. Jess studied Applied Animal Science at SRUC. She intends to gain some practical, hands-on experience before hopefully studying Veterinary Science at SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine next year. Read more about Jess here: www.sruc.ac.uk/veterinary-s...

Last week, our Veterinary Investigation Officers at the Dumfries Disease Surveillance Centre, had an enjoyable day providing farm Vet Techs with a CPD day organised through @_bivta_ The day was designed to equip Vet Techs with the skills needed to support farm vets with on farm postmortem sampling.

In this episode of the On The Hoof Podcast, Alison Braddock talks to Colin Mason about Clostridial disease, specifically Blackleg and Black's disease. Listen to the episode to hear Colin's tips for diagnosis and prevention, as well as what he's seen in the Postmortem room! 🔗 tinyurl.com/ytpcauhh

🚨 CPD - Beef Health Planning 🚨 You'll cover: ✅ The what, why and how of health planning ✅ Nutrition for beef systems ✅ KPI's and how the vet can help ✅ Infectious disease, biosecurity and more Don't miss out, book your place via the link tinyurl.com/9xzsddpj or email [email protected] now!

🚨 Scottish Disease Surveillance Report: May 2025 🚨 May saw some interesting cases, with tick-borne diseases 🕷️, nematodirosis 🪱 and Myelo meningoencephalitis 🦠featuring in the highlights. 🔗 Follow the link tinyurl.com/2jk7vkzu to read the report in full. #DiseaseSurveillance #ScotGov #ScotVet

🚨 LAST FEW SPACES AVAILABLE 🚨 Don't miss out, we have a couple of spaces left on our upcoming CPD course: Examination of Rams for Breeding 🐏 Sign up with our NEW straightforward booking system now using this link: tinyurl.com/2s47zzz4, visit sruc.ac.uk/vets or email [email protected]

🚨BLUETONGUE WEBINAR 🚨 📅 Monday Aug 18, 7:00 PM The webinar is designed to give farmers an overview of the disease and insights into the risk and what they can do to protect their livestock. Register at the link tinyurl.com/BTV-3SRUC

Protecting Highland & Island flocks since 1988, HISHA helps farmers keep their breeding sheep free from EAE — a disease with significant economic impact. ✔️ EAE-accredited = top-quality, disease-free stock 🧪 Rigorous testing regime with SRUC Healthy sheep. Healthy farms. Strong future. #HISHA #EAE

In this episode of our On the Hoof podcast, Veterinary Investigation Officer Colin Mason gives some useful insights into the effects of heat stress in dairy cows and practical steps to reduce the risk based on research done in our own Langford herd a few years ago. tinyurl.com/SRUCpodcasts

In this episode of our On the Hoof podcast, Veterinary Investigation Officer Colin Mason gives some useful insights into the effects of heat stress in dairy cows and practical steps to reduce the risk based on research done in our own Langford herd a few years ago. tinyurl.com/SRUCpodcasts

SRUC Veterinary Services is pleased to announce an important update to our diagnostic capabilities: a new and improved real-time PCR test for Brachyspira, launching in late July/early August 2025 🧪 🐓 🐖 Read more about this exciting new test here: tinyurl.com/bddnu6yp

Don't miss out on the final few spaces on our next CPD course for vets: Examination of Rams for Breeding 🐏 📍 Edinburgh 📆 Wednesday 27th of August 2025 Book here: tinyurl.com/2s47zzz4 #vetcpd #rcvscpd #farmvet #ruralvet #sheepfarming #tupping

We're hosting two FREE CPD events at our disease surveillance centres in Dumfries and Glasgow this month which are aimed at veterinary assistants and recent graduates working in farm animal practice 🐄 🐏 It is essential to RSVP by emailing [email protected] with your preferred location.

Did you know that SRUC Veterinary Services produce a range of FREE webinars for vets? 🧑‍🏫 This webinar with Dr Kate Lamont, a Behavioural Scientist at SRUC, who aims to help vets by presenting a different perspective on how to approach farmers. 🔗 Follow the link tinyurl.com/SRUCVetWebin... to watch.

🚨 CPD for vets 🚨 🐏 Examination of Rams for Breeding 🔬 📆 Wednesday the 27th of August in Edinburgh Sign up here tinyurl.com/svu4d7wt or email [email protected] #rcvs #vetcpd #sheepvet #farmvet #ramfertility

Vet CPD join our popular one day course in Edinburgh 27th August 2025 ⭐Examination of Rams for Breeding⭐ Course covers reproductive anatomy & physiology, ram MOT etc. for vets in practice. Book your place and more info here tinyurl.com/2s47zzz4

🚨 PGE Risk Update for Lambs Our Veterinary Investigation Centre in Dumfries is reporting a sharp increase in Nematodirus cases. After early hatching and dry weather, recent rainfall has triggered a spike in worm outbreaks. Read more tinyurl.com/4fpecyr2 Test, don’t guess.

🎧 Just dropped: On the Hoof podcast! Colin Mason (Dumfries) chats with Alison Braddock about parasitic gastroenteritis (PGE) in sheep 🐑 Key takeaways: Monitor lamb performance Don’t ignore scouring “Test, don’t guess” with FECs Listen now → tinyurl.com/5ydzns7z #VetTalk #SheepCare

With early ram sales just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about what you're introducing to your flock. Amongst the risk of resistant worms, lameness and other diseases, it's worth considering the risk of Maedi Visna or MV. 🎧 Listen here - player.captivate.fm/episode/0668...

IMPORTANT Vet CPD! 🧑🏼‍⚕️Examination of Rams for Breeding 🐏at Edinburgh⭐27th August 2025⭐Course covers ram’s reproductive anatomy & physiology, MOT & clinical examination, semen collection & analysis (i.e. morphology, motility). Places limited to 8. 👇🏼 Book on link plus price info tinyurl.com/2s47zzz4

We had a great 1st two days at Royal Welsh Show 2025. One standout moment: meeting Imogen, a future sheep researcher whose journey began at Wellgate Community Farm & Lambourne End Centre. 🐑🌿City farms play a vital role in access & learning!💡 #RoyalWelshShow #UrbanFarming #SheepResearch #YouthInAg

🎙️ On the Hoof hits 100 episodes! Heather Stevenson joins Alison Braddock to explore the importance of minerals & trace elements in sheep 🐑 ✅ Sampling ✅ Testing ✅ Treatment tips for vets & farmers Listen now 👉 tinyurl.com/4mnwfdaf #OnTheHoofPodcast #SheepHealth #VeterinaryCare #FarmTips

Rainfall after a prolonged dry spell creates the perfect conditions for increased worm challenge 🪱 Faecal worm Egg Counts are available through SRUC with results in 2-3 working days. Read more about it in this article by SCOPS: www.scops.org.uk/news/31624/s...

Did you know that SRUC can upload your BVD test results to the BVDCymru database to comply with the mandatory BVD testing requirements in Wales? 🐉 🐄 Feel free to contact us or speak to your vet if you have any questions.

🎧 Just dropped: On the Hoof Ep. 99! Helen Carty (VIO & Centre Manager) joins Alison Braddock to unpack Phase 6 of Scotland’s BVD eradication programme. 🐄 What’s the current BVD status? 🧭 What’s next? 👩‍⚕️ How can vets help? Listen 👉 tinyurl.com/ptxw5e2y

One week to go to the Royal Welsh Show 2025 ☀️ 🚜 We can't wait to be back in Builth for the Royal Welsh next week, Alison and Roz will be on hand to chat all things health schemes, disease monitoring and diagnostic testing. Pop by to say hi, you can find us at the 📍 NSA building. See you there 🐑🐄

Read our April 2025 disease surveillance report: tinyurl.com/SRUCdiseases... 🐄 Congenital calf deformities (not SBV) 🐑 Neonatal lamb mortality 🦙 Squamous cell carcinoma affecting C1 in an alpaca Also disease alerts for cardiac blackleg and idiopathic necrotising enteritis (INE). #Scotvet #ScotGov

This time next week we’ll be at the the Great Yorkshire Show! 📍stand 275, by the livestock pens Pop by to learn more about our Premium Sheep & Goat and Premium Cattle Health Schemes 🐑🐄 See you there!

🐏 Next in our events calendar is NSA Sheep South West 📍Come and find us on stand 130 Indoors Did you know that we now offer an MV and/or Johnes monitoring scheme for commercial flocks. Sign up on the day for an exclusive discount on our membership fee 🐏

Show season is in full swing! SRUC Vet Services looks forward to attending ⭐ #royalhighlandshow ⭐Stand 177 from this Thursday and then down to National Sheep Association ⭐ #sheepsouthwest ⭐ next Wednesday. We look forward to seeing some of you there!🐑

🐑Watch out for Louping Ill Virus 🕷 Our Veterinary Investigation Officers here at SRUC have recently diagnosed Louping Ill in two separate cases, the first to be diagnosed in the Scottish Borders since 2003! www.sruc.ac.uk/veterinary-s...