Cattle

Fodder Beet

Fodder beet is a highly palatable, very digestible crop which has increased in popularity on Scottish farms over the past few years as a livestock feed. However, there are several animal health issues to be aware of.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
04/11/2021

Coccidiosis due to Eimeria alabamensis

Eimeria bovis, zuernii and alabamensis are the most pathogenic coccidial species of cattle. Eimeria alabamensis is less well known and is associated with diarrhoea in calves one to two weeks after turn out. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
01/11/2021

Using the liver fluke antibody test

Now that we are at a time of year when liver fluke can be a problem, here is some information on the liver fluke ELISA and how it can be used. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
28/10/2021

Autumn liver fluke update

Liver fluke risk will not be high this year, but infection will still occur on some farms.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
12/10/2021

Lungworm alert

We have seen a few cases of lungworm in cattle in the post-mortem room this autumn, possibly precipitated by the recent rainfall that followed a rather dry summer.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
11/10/2021

Babesiosis

We have recently had a case of babesiosis in the postmortem room followed by a couple of telephone enquiries. The total number of babesiosis diagnoses is small but plotting their distribution allows hot spots to be identified.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
13/08/2021

Dumfries and Galloway lungworm update

The first lungworm diagnosis of 2021 was made and there are a range of risk factors to consider.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
16/07/2021

Blue-Green Algae Risk

We have had reports confirming elevated concentrations of blue-green algae in Uig bay on Skye, with the potential to cause toxic blooms in the water.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
01/07/2021

Schmallenberg Virus Update - June 2021

Last month, a private veterinary surgeon in South West Scotland performed an on-farm postmortem examination of a bovine foetus with torticollis and arthrogryposis. The dam of this foetus had been imported from Germany one month earlier.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
25/06/2021

Black's Disease

The most common disease presentation of most clostridial disease is sudden death. However, we are aware of a number of cases of Black’s disease over the last five years which have presented alive.…

Veterinary services
30/04/2021

Still Birth and Weak Calf Syndrome in Suckled Calves

In recent weeks SRUC Veterinary Services have had an increased number of still birth submissions from spring calving suckler herds.…

Veterinary services
29/04/2021