By Scotland's Rural College
The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.
This podcast looks at the important topic of producing gamebirds while reducing antibiotic usage. Caroline Robinson, Veterinary Investigation Office talks to Ian Jones a vet and poultry expert from mid Wales and Fraser Broadfoot, a vet who sits on the Antimicrobial Resistance, Surveillance and Policy Team from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
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Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
Colin Mason, Veterinary Investigation Officer and Centre Manager Dumfries, talks to Alison Braddock, Marketing and Business Development Manager, about – eye disease in dairy cattle.
There has been an increase in submissions with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis otherwise known as ‘Pink Eye’ in recent months.
This podcast covers clinical signs, risk factors and prevention and discusses the importance of early identification of cases for management and treatment.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
This On the Hoof podcast for vets in practice, examines the issue of Haemonchus contortus (Barber’s Pole worm) in sheep.
This parasitic worm has been on the increase in the UK over the past few years and it’s important that vets are aware of the increasing incidence of Heamonchus, helped by the warmer and wetter summers and warmer winters. Alison Braddock, Marketing and Business Development Manager talks to Megan Fergusson, Veterinary Investigation Officer from Ayr Disease Surveillance Hub. Megan covers clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention with some top tips on combating this parasite.
Useful advice is available here: scops.org.uk/internal-parasites/quarantine-advice-for-internal-and-external-parasites/
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
Alison Braddock, Marketing and Business Development Manager, SRUC Veterinary Services talks to Mary Young, Ruminant Nutritionist, SAC Consulting about how vets in practice can support farmer clients as they prepare their livestock for the Autumn and Winter. Mary talks about silage data for example and offers tips and advice to help provide nutritional support to vet practices. Mary explains about a Ruminant Subscription Service offered to UK vet practices.
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Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
In this ‘On the Hoof’ podcast for vets in practice we look at Lungworm. Helen Carty, Centre Manager and VIO based in Ayr talks to Alison Braddock Marketing and Business Development Manager.
Please take part in the Control of worms sustainably (COWs) survey COWS Lungworm Survey 2024 (surveymonkey.com) which is open throughout 2024 and vets are encouraged to submit as many forms / cases over the year.
Further information is available at www.cattleparasites.org.uk (Promoting Sustainable Control of Cattle Parasites - COWS - Promoting Sustainable Control of Cattle Parasites COWS home page, lungworm-240823.pdf (cattleparasites.org.uk) and specific chapter on lungworm on COWS website). For further information about our SRUC Veterinary Services tests etc. please visit www.sruc.ac.uk/vets
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
This ‘On the Hoof’ Podcast is aimed at people who are considering purchasing Maedi Visna (MV) Accredited sheep at the upcoming sales. Alison Braddock has special guests from the Lleyn Sheep Society; Bethan Klinkenberg and Kathryn Dick’ who will help to explain what goes into producing a high health status sheep and what the society does to promote high health status sheep.
Further information is available on our website (www.sheepandgoathealth.co.uk) membership database (www.psghs.co.uk), Health Schemes helpline 01835 822456 and Quick Reference Guides (All about Maedi Visna (MV) (sway.com); MV/CAE Accreditation (sway.com); and Monitoring Schemes (sway.com)) .
Details of Lleyn Sheep and the sales are available at www.lleynsheep.com
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
Featuring specialists, researchers, and vets sharing key themes such as efficiency and cattle health, The Big Beef Roadshow took place across Scotland throughout May and June to support beef farmers in improving practices and driving beef systems forward.
In this second of a two-part podcast, consultant Robert Ramsay and vet Colin Mason give their thoughts on some of the highlights from the big beef roadshow events. Giving an insight into the livestock health issues covered along with feedback from the farmers who were there on the day about what is concerning them and where they see the industry going. Robert also discusses the introduction of EID in cattle.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
Featuring specialists, researchers, and vets sharing key themes such as efficiency and cattle health, The Big Beef Roadshow took place across Scotland throughout May and June to support beef farmers in improving practices and driving beef systems forward.
In this first of a two-part podcast, the organisers and speakers at the series of big beef road show events discuss some of the key messages and take home points from the events. Sarah Balfour, Karen Stewart, Lorna Shaw and Robert Ramsay talk through how the meetings went, and the outlook for the broader beef industry.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
In this podcast, SAC Consulting’s dairy specialist Lorna MacPherson speaks to SRUC’s dairy farms manager Sven Koops about their heifer rearing enterprise at Crichton Royal Farm. There have been a lot of changes made to the way heifers have been reared and one of the biggest changes has been moving from a housed TMR system to a pasture based system. Heifers are now grazed from a very young age, with the aim of maximising the use of grass and outwintering during the rearing period to help reduce costs. The challenges of grazing heifers and keeping them on track to achieve target weights at service and calving are discussed.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in SRUC and On the Hoof podcasts are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Scotland’s Rural College. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only, not professional advice. The "Scotland’s Rural College" name and all forms and abbreviations (including but not limited to SRUC, and inclusive of SAC Consulting) are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
Welcome to the final part 4 of a four-episode mini-series, produced by Kerry Hammond of the SAC Consulting Food & Enterprise Team (part of SRUC).
This mini-series focuses on the science of food. In this episode, Kerry is joined by Ciara Bow the founder and Entrepreneur behind Gledfield Distillery, NPD Chef at SAC Consulting, Morag Hamilton, and Professor Fiona Burnett, Head of Knowledge Exchange & Applied Plant Pathology at SRUC, to explore how science & innovation met enterprise to create amazing new products, and also to hear about their stories, and opinions on industry at the moment.
This episode was funded by the University Innovation Funding from the Scottish Funding Council.
Links:
Gledfield Distillery | Where research meets practice (youtube.com)
SAC Consulting | Food & Enterprise (sruc.ac.uk)
Gledfield Distillery
THRIVE 2024 for Scotland's budding food & drink and rural entrepreneurs Tickets | Eventbrite
The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.