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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Joint conference explores sustainable solutions

A joint conference between SRUC and Teagasc is taking place in Dublin today (Friday 6 December).…

  • SRUC
  • 06/12/2019
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Upland research farms reach 50-year summit

Scotland’s Rural College is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of its innovative, influential and international upland research and demonstration farms.…

  • SRUC
  • 11/11/2019
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Finding the positives in animal welfare

Researchers at SRUC have found a significant overlap between the views of farmers and scientists on positive animal welfare. In the first study of its kind, livestock farmers were asked directly what…

  • SRUC
  • 09/10/2019
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Global livestock research centre looks to the future

The founding partners of a global livestock research partnership, including SRUC, have signed a collaborative framework agreement to underpin its future for the next five years.…

  • SRUC
  • 02/10/2019
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