Veterinary surveillance blogs
Goat plague (peste des petits ruminants, PPR)
You may have heard about the outbreak of the notifiable peste des petits ruminants in Greece and Romania, but thankfully you won’t be too familiar with diagnosing the disease itself.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 07/08/2024
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June cases
Another month has ended and we still seem to be having a very Scottish summer. The balance of submissions and diagnoses has taken its usual seasonal shift away from abortion and towards parasitic disease. Nematodirosis and Coccidiosis were diagnosed across all the hubs and central laboratory in June.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 19/07/2024
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Megan Fergusson: bridging science and practice in veterinary medicine
The third blog in our Queen's Anniversary Prize celebrates the career of our colleague Megan Fergusson. She is a dedicated professional in the field of veterinary medicine and has a unique journey that began with her studies in applied bioscience.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 16/07/2024
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Nematodirus
We have recently seen a run of Nematodirus cases in lambs in our PM room. The whole of Scotland and Northern England is currently showing as high or very high risk on the Nematodirus forecast, and we usually see our peak of cases in late May and early June in this area of South West Scotland.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 13/06/2024
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Jillian's remarkable journey: from animal science to agritech
This second blog is about another talented colleague Jillian Gordon who is a passionate advocate for animal welfare and innovation. Jillian has embarked on an inspiring educational and professional journey at SRUC.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 12/06/2024
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Look out for lead
May to August are the peak months for seeing lead poisoning cases with 74% of our diagnoses made during the summer months after turn out, with younger animals more susceptible.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 30/05/2024
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A day in the life of Amy McLuckie, microbiology lab scientist: from giraffe samples to microbial mysteries
This is the first of our blogs recognizing our talented colleagues who have studied at SRUC and gone on to have successful careers within our institution.…
- 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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BSE Disease confirmed in Ayrshire
A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 10/05/2024
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First grazing dairy heifers, watch out for post turn out scours
If turn out transition to grass works well and parasite challenge is well managed then scour and growth rate checks should not occur, but when they do, make sure that you investigate.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 01/05/2024
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March case highlights
March showed the usual seasonal increase in submissions to both the central laboratory in Edinburgh and to the PM room at Thurso. As lambing and calving continues at pace there are understandably queries about Schmallenberg virus (SBV) presentations, sampling and incidence.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 25/04/2024
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Lamb mortality in the first month of life
With the bulk of flocks getting through their lambing, and the weather not really improving, losses in the first month of life may well be higher this year than most. Gross postmortem examination can provide a quick answer for farmers, with diagnostic testing used to support the diagnosis.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 23/04/2024
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