Sheep
Nematodirus Diagnoses and Risk
Further to our previous post on Nematodirus, our first post mortem diagnoses of Nematodirus infection causing death in lambs were made at the end of last week at our Dumfries Surveillance Centre.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 01/06/2021
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Nematodirus Alert
The risk levels for Nematodirus in the Scottish Borders and the Edinburgh area are high to very high, according to the SCOPS forecast.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 21/05/2021
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Kangaroo Gait in Sheep
This poorly-understood neurological disease leads to forelimb weakness and a characteristic hopping hindlimb gait; signs consistent with radial nerve paresis.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 21/05/2021
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Lamb Dysentery Season Could Still Be Upon Us
Over the past few weeks several diagnoses of lamb dysentery have been made as a cause of death in young lambs.…
- SRUC Veterinary Services
- 10/05/2021
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High Risk of Nematodirosis Likely in 2021
Outbreaks of nematodirosis in Scotland are recorded most often between May and July, with a consistent peak in the month of June.…
- Veterinary services
- 29/04/2021
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