👋 Meet the Team
We’re delighted to welcome Lucy Fletcher as our new VIO, based in Dumfries. Qualified from RVC in 2019, Lucy brings wide‑ranging farm and pathology experience from across the UK and beyond 🌍
Welcome to the team, Lucy! 👏
#SRUC #VetServices #Farmvet #MeetTheTeam
Spring turn‑out reminder: 2/3 of bought‑in cattle carry roundworms, with some resistance to white wormers. Treat arrivals, quarantine, and check egg counts to protect your herd. 🐄🔍
#SRUC #LivestockHealth #FarmVet #BeefFarming #SheepFarming
Missed it live?
Catch up on Keeping Calves Capable—a deep dive into calf suckling behaviour, passive immunity, and on‑farm strategies to strengthen neonatal health.
▶️ Watch the webinar on demand buff.ly/e5BJyGh
#SRUC #VetCPD #FarmVet #CattleVet #VetWebinar
Mineral Nutrition Webinar Series starts tonight!
25 March, 7pm
Latest info & top tips for dairy cows
Hosted by Dr Cara Campbell with Dr Annie Williams (Mineral Advice Ltd).
Next up:
🐑 29 Apr – Sheep
🐂 27 May – Beef
Register here: www.mineral-advice.com
#VetCPD #FarmVet #SRUC #ScotVet #ScotGov
Colostrum failures are strongly linked to dystocia and poor suck reflex.
Unassisted ≠ easy — 78% of unassisted calves with a weak reflex didn’t feed in 4 hrs.
Score both at birth and intervene early to prevent FPT.
#Calving #CalfHealth #FarmVet #SRUC #PCHS
Free Vet CPD Live Webinar
🗓 4th March 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
🐄 Keeping Calves Capable: Investigative techniques and strategies for influencing calf health in beef suckling & rearing units
Register here: buff.ly/oW8TmUD
#SRUC #ScotGov #ScotVet #CalfHealth #Beeffarming #FarmVet #VET CPD
No Antibiotics in Meat? The USDA Tested It: One in Five ‘No-Antibiotics’ Beef Samples Were Positive
#onehealth #antibioticresistance #amr #foodsafety #vetmed #veterinarian #vetstudent #antibioticstewardship #farmvet #vetschool
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🎙️ New podcast for farm vets!
Alison Braddock hosts Colin Mason (Dumfries) for a fast-paced recap on Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) — covering pathogens, risk factors, and practical advice for dairy & beef herds.
🎧 Tune in now: buff.ly/WufPT18
#VetTalk #BRD #FarmVet #SRUC
Don't miss out on the final few spaces on our next CPD course for vets: Examination of Rams for Breeding 🐏
📍 Edinburgh 📆 Wednesday 27th of August 2025
Book here: tinyurl.com/2s47zzz4
#vetcpd #rcvscpd #farmvet #ruralvet #sheepfarming #tupping
🚨 CPD for vets 🚨
🐏 Examination of Rams for Breeding 🔬
📆 Wednesday the 27th of August in Edinburgh
Sign up here tinyurl.com/svu4d7wt or email CPDforVets@sruc.ac.uk
#rcvs #vetcpd #sheepvet #farmvet #ramfertility
Voicing concerns and asking those in leadership to elevate their standards of conduct can be risky for veterinarians, animal advocates and other professionals.
#onehealth #nomv #vetmed #veterinarian #animalwelfare #labvet #farmvet #animalrights #vegan #plantbased #3rs #compassionfatigue #armetoo
