Livestock

From field to phone
British beef suckler farmers will be able to share real-time cattle data with their vet while in the field thanks to a new mobile app.…
- SRUC
- 15/03/2021

Chewing the cud at rotational grazing event
All things grass will come under the spotlight at a conference organised by SRUC to look at the science and practice of rotational grazing.…
- SRUC
- 18/01/2021

SRUC bringing AI innovation to agriculture with NVIDIA
SRUC has teamed up with NVIDIA, the world’s leading AI company, to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the agrifood sector.…
- SRUC
- 15/12/2020

Moving to the beet
A New Zealand-based expert will take part in a series of webinars - aimed specifically at sheep, beef and dairy - on the use of fodder beet as a crop to feed livestock over the winter.…
- SRUC
- 28/10/2020

Study looks at future of EU livestock
Research into the future of EU livestock has found more can be done to reduce the negative environmental impacts of the sector.…
- SRUC
- 22/10/2020

Report highlights challenge in meeting UK net-zero carbon goals for livestock
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of UK livestock production systems has found currently technologies cannot deliver even half the industry’s 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal.…
- SRUC
- 02/10/2020

The challenge in meeting UK net-zero carbon goals for livestock
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of UK livestock production systems has found currently technologies cannot deliver even half the industry’s 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 02/10/2020

Greenhouse gas guru debates cows versus cars
A global greenhouse gas specialist from California will lead a webinar looking at the role of livestock in the debate about climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.…
- SRUC
- 28/07/2020

Tropical livestock centre publishes ten-year vision
A livestock genetic research organisation involving SRUC has published its ten-year vision to support tropical livestock development and the lives of people who rely on them for food and income.…
- SRUC
- 22/07/2020

Understanding animals’ emotions
Scotland’s Rural College has teamed up with a leading UK supermarket in a pioneering project to assess the emotional expressivity of animals in the supply chain.…
- SRUC
- 02/04/2020

Livestock transport expert calls it a day
One of the world’s leading experts in livestock transportation is this week retiring after 15 years at Scotland’s Rural College.…
- SRUC
- 30/03/2020

Happy farm
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College are launching a survey for farmers to get to the heart of the debate about what makes farm animals happy.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2020