Livestock

The main signs of urea poisoning are due to the alkaline-corrosive effects of the high NH3 levels in the digestive tract and other tissues and the neuro-toxic effect on the brain.

SRUC researcher Cathy Dwyer shows how basic research into the hormones that regulate the birth process can help guide lambing management.

E.coli is a type of bacteria that is found on all farms. It causes many problems in young lambs including watery mouth, navel ill, joint ill, meningitis and septicaemia.

Joint Ill is most common in lambs less than four weeks of age and in flocks housed for lambing.  Response to treatment can be poor leaving crippled, ill thriven lambs.

In an ideal world investigate all abortions but remember that they don’t all have an infectious cause.