Research
Report highlights 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.…
- SRUC
- 02/10/2020
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Sunfish washes up on Scottish beach
When experts from the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) are called out, it is usually to deal with strandings of seals, whales, porpoises or dolphins.…
- SRUC
- 25/09/2020
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New antibiotics usage survey seeks sheep farmers’ views
Farmers and vets are being asked to take part in a survey which aims to establish the amount of antibiotics used in the Scottish sheep industry.…
- SRUC
- 22/09/2020
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Skirts and sea lice
Research into sea lice management measures used on Scottish salmon farms has found the use of in-feed and skirts to prevent the parasites entering pens are the most cost-effective.…
- SRUC
- 18/09/2020
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Large-scale study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.…
- SRUC
- 11/09/2020
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£5m precision technology project to focus on sheep welfare management
A £5 million research project involving nine countries – from Scandinavia to the Middle East – is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming.…
- SRUC
- 02/09/2020
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Prey depletion threatens health of marine mammals
The link between reductions in the numbers and quality of fish and squid and the health of marine mammals that feed upon them in parts of northern European waters has been highlighted in a new report.…
- SRUC
- 25/08/2020
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SRUC calls on dairy farmers to help with disease study
Farmers are being asked to help with a project researching the prevalence of an infectious condition in Scottish dairy herds.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 24/08/2020
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Death toll of North Sea porpoises revealed
More than 16,000 dead harbour porpoises, including 2600 on UK beaches, have been found on Europe’s coastlines around the North Sea since 1990.…
- SRUC
- 18/08/2020
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Scale of fish farm emissions revealed
Global aquaculture generates around the same amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as the sheep industry, according to new research.…
- SRUC
- 13/08/2020
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Project gets funding to develop digital dairy
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.…
- Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
- 11/08/2020
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Integrated approach to repopulating remote areas
International initiatives leading to the repopulation of islands and remote rural communities could be replicated across Scotland – with adequate financial and community backing.…
- SRUC
- 07/08/2020
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