🐣 Happy Easter from SRUC Veterinary Services!
Lambing and calving are in full swing across the country, and our teams are working alongside farmers to keep the season running smoothly.
Thanks to all the farmers and vets putting in the hard graft this weekend.
#SRUC #Lambing #Calving #BritishFarming
How well do you know your BVD facts?
Many beef herds still underestimate the silent spread of BVD and the financial hit caused by undetected PI animals, even though a single PI can cost around £55 per cow per year in a beef herd.
Visit www.cattlhealth.co.uk for more information.
#BVD #SRUC
Breaking news- #Usutu virus has been detected in Scotland for the first time, in 2 Blackbirds from the Isle of Arran in 2025. Detection confirmed by #SRUC & #APHA, with our project conducting follow up surveillance. Public Health risk considered very low
More info
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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
Heading to NBA Beef Expo on 30 May?
Visit the SRUC Bovine Health Hub for expert, practical advice on herd health, disease control, nutrition, grazing and boosting farm profitability.
Chat 1:1 with SRUC vets, consultants & researchers.
Don’t miss it!
#BeefExpo #SRUC #BeefFarming #HerdHealth
🎥 Catch up on our BVD Phase 6 webinar!
Make sure you're clued up on Scotland’s progress, what Phase 6 means for vets, the challenges ahead, and how other countries compare — all with SRUC’s Helen Carty.
👉 Watch the recording: buff.ly/MZmjkNk
#BVD #ScotVet #ScotGov #SRUC #CattleHealth
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
At Beef Expo, beef farmers can speak directly with our expert vets, SAC consultants, livestock researchers & Agrecalc specialists, all in one place.
Join our practical panels with industry experts and take home advice you can use on farm.
#BeefExpo #BovineHealthHub #BeefFarming #SRUC
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
Langstone Mill, near Ross-on-Wye, has been family-run for over 60 years. Now managed by two generations, the farm runs 70 acres of pasture and a pedigree Charollais flock established in 1983.
🔗 Read the full article on our Health Schemes Members' Blog buff.ly/AzaP1Nn
#SRUC #PSGHS #MaediVisna
Klebsiella is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause difficult-to-cure mastitis in dairy cattle — often leading to chronic infection that hurts both cow health and milk production. SRUC researchers recently analysed 42 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from mastitis cases.
#SRUC #AMR
🎙️ 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
📆Tuesday 18th of November
📍Great Yorkshire Showground
We're heading to the NSA Sheep Farmers' Conference next month. Dave Wilson, Head of Health Schemes will be holding a workshop updating farmers on the risk of MV.
Will we see you there?
#SRUC #MaediVisna #SheepFarmer #NationalSheepAssociation
🆕 New BVD Control for Dairy Herds – Launching Oct 2025 🐄
SRUC’s Premium Cattle Health Scheme will be providing the CHECS Dairy BVD Negative programme—helping dairy farms show effective BVD control as BVDFree ends in England.
🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/2s3xmukc
#BVDControl #DairyFarming #SRUC
🐄 Today is Back British Farming Day! 🐏
At SRUC, we’re proud to stand with farmers across the UK.
From our research fields to our classrooms and in our labs, we’re committed to supporting the future of British farming through education, science, and collaboration.
#SRUC #BackBritishFarming
Heading to the Royal Highland Show this month? Visit the SRUC stand for some interactive fun, pick up a freebie or two and find out about college and university courses. Find us on 7th avenue by the main showring.
#SRUC #RHS25 #RoyalHighlandShow
Read all about our Premium Cattle Health Scheme member Tom Maudsley and how he has managed disease risk utilising our Premium Cattle Health Scheme to monitor BVD and Johnes status in his herd of pedigree British Blues: tinyurl.com/SRUCPCHS
#SRUC #srucveterinaryservices
🌾 Our N5 Geo students had a fantastic day at SRUC! 🚜 We explored modern farming techniques for the course, and discovered new and exciting potential career paths!👩🌾📚 #Geography #SRUC #CareersInFarming @srucnews.bsky.social @lhsexcursions.bsky.social @larberthigh.bsky.social @humanitieslhs.bsky.social
Congratulations to joint @srucnews.bsky.social / @bioss.bsky.social PhD student Claire Stainfield and senior statistician Dr. Thomas Cornulier who both delivered amazing talks at last week's 2025 Pint of Science UK festival in Aberdeen! #pint25 #scicomm #pintofscience #bioss #sruc
@SRUC
We were out and about in the last few days with The Scotland Rural College. Many thanks to them for hosting - an absolute pleasure as always.
#SRUC #newyearnewgarden #turf #horticulture
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📢 Kate Forbes has introduced the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill!
SRUC's ongoing work on Community Wealth Building is noted in the policy and financial memoranda.
#CommunityWealthBuilding #Scotland #SRUC
Bill: lnkd.in/eykHUfRK
Summaries of our research here: lnkd.in/ekdUErkg
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has appointed Chloe McCulloch as head of its SAC Consulting farm and land-based advisory and extension business that operates throughout Scotland and the north of England. #SACConsulting #SRUC
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The Barley Agronomy Guide is a new technical guide to growing the cereal crop, created by @BASFcropUK in partnership with #NIAB, #SRUC, #ADAS and #Teagasc.
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Photo Tony Heurtebis
Ça manque de photos du Goat sur ce réseau !
#StadeRennais
#SRFC
#StadeRennes
#SRUC
#Heurtebis
#GOAT
Earlier this month, I was representing #UKCEH #COSMOS-UK network at #Wildfire 2024 conference. I had the pleasure to catch up with old friends, including the energetic Davy McCracken #SRUC.
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Making acquaintances #DavidMalllery #sruc with #RussellNapier #LibraryOfMistakes. Resource on business history to better understand financial markets, specifically decisions under uncertainty not only by individuals but collective movements and impacts.
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