Beef Cattle
Cattle Health Factsheet
This factsheet aims to highlight the general considerations for cattle health and what to look out for. It should be used as a guide for when to seek veterinary advice, rather than being used to decide when an animal requires treatment. However, prevention is better than cure as once an animal has become ill, any treatment may only be symptomatic, not curative.
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Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change – Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay
In this episode, we speak to beef specialist Robert Ramsey about the practicalities of adapting agriculture to climate change. Focussing on livestock systems we look at the challenges livestock farmers…
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Technology for Improved Animal Welfare – The South West Dairy Development Centre
In this 2-part mini-series of podcasts based on Animal Health & Welfare we are speaking with the head of dairy, Duncan Forbes from the Agri-Epi Centre. In podcast 1, Duncan…
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Livestock Health Planning Over The Winter
Agricultural Consultant Malcolm Macdonald spoke to beef and sheep specialist Robert Ramsay and SRUC Vet Colin Mason about livestock health planning over the winter. Colin talked through what issues he…
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VLOG – Road to Market
The culmination of a year’s hard work, the sheep sales in the autumn are an exciting time. But they are not the only option for your croft produce. Aoife and…
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Livestock Monthly – January 2021: Beef
The first in our monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting. The series will bring together specialists and vets to discuss topical trends and themes…
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Adapting to Climate Change: Livestock
Find out more about adapting to a changing climate at https://www.fas.scot/environment/climate-change/ Our climate is changing. In this video Beef Consultant, Robert Ramsay gives some practical advice about how livestock farmers…
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Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Lime & Soil Health
In the eleventh episode of the Thrill of the Hill podcast series, agricultural consultant Alex Pirie talks to Dr Bill Crooks (SAC), about the current state of Scotland’s soils, the…
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