Health Scheme Members' Blog
New CHECS Risk Level 1* (RL1*) Status for Johne’s Disease – What It Means for Your Herd
An update on the new CHECS Johne's Disease RL1* status for vets and farmers.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 16/10/2025
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Low Barley Prices Could Sour Rumen Health This Winter
With barley being cheap and plentiful this year, many farmers that have traditionally sold forward stores, may be thinking about a move towards intensive finishing, especially when the fat price is still high. Ad lib feeding with cereals will also be an attractive option where silage stocks are in short supply.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 14/10/2025
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How Easter Howgate Turned Their Herd Around with Premium Cattle Health Scheme Support
Read about how SRUC's Easter Howgate Farm are tackling their Johne's disease challenges with the help of the Premium Cattle Health Scheme.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 19/09/2025
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The 2025 edition of PSGHS News is now available!
The 2025 edition of PSGHS News is now available!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 02/09/2025
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The Maudsleys’ Success with British Blues
The May Spring Show and Sale of British Blues in Carlisle was one for the record books - especially for the Maudsley family of Settle, Yorkshire. Long-time members of the SRUC Premium Cattle Health Scheme (PCHS), the Maudsleys achieved their highest-ever sale price with Littlebank Theo, a pedigree British Blue bull, selling for a remarkable 15,000gns.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 05/06/2025
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Johne’s Average Test Values now available from SRUC Premium Cattle Health Scheme
Phase III of the National Johne's Management Plan (NJMP) for GB dairy farms came into force on 31 March, 2025. Farms require an Average Test Value (ATV) for completion of their annual NJMP declaration, which is itself a requirement for the Red Tractor scheme.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 20/05/2025
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Spring 2025 Schmallenberg update
Although cases of disease caused by Schmallenberg virus have been reported in England in previous years, Scottish herds and flocks have remained largely unaffected until 2025. Cases have been reported in early lambing flocks this spring in the Southwest and the central belt of Scotland with evidence of exposure being more widespread.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 11/03/2025
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PCHS News 2025
The 2025 edition of PCHS News is now available!…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 17/12/2024
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Promote Your Farm’s Success with Our New HerdPlan Web-App!
HerdPlan, funded by the Scottish Government and developed by SRUC’s Veterinary Services team, enables UK vets and farmers to work together to create proactive health plans to improve productivity and increase income on farm. …
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 08/10/2024
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Improving On-Farm Efficiencies
Improving on-farm efficiencies strongly relates to reduced production costs per kg of beef sold, therefore representing improved profitability for the farm business. Instead of being seen as a burden, lowering greenhouse gas emissions of suckler herds represents a challenge with clear opportunities.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 14/08/2024
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PCHS member profile: Harri Parri
The Parri family moved to Bodnithoedd, a lowland farm on the Llyn Peninsula on a tenancy in 1948, having previously been farming in Pencaenewydd, an upland area in Eifionydd. Continuing the beef and sheep enterprises that his great grandfather started when he moved, Harri now runs the business alongside his wife, Elin and parents, Richard and Rhian.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 17/05/2024
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Premium Sheep and Goat Health Schemes – podcasts
We have recently produced a few podcasts discussing MV and Johne’s disease Accreditation and Monitoring Schemes, which will hopefully be a useful introduction to the schemes, or a refresher for vets already involved with PSGHS clients.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 17/05/2024
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