PARASITE FORECAST - AUGUST 2020 NADIS publishes a monthly Parasite Forecast for farmers and livestock keepers, based on detailed Met Office data. The Parasite Forecast outlines the parasitic challenge facing cattle and sheep in the different UK regions. This month's webinar focuses on Parasitic gastroenteritis (PGE), Haemonchosis and Blowfly strike in sheep and PGE and Lungworm in cattle.

SRUC Veterinary Services Latest Disease Surveillance Report can be found at the link below if you wish to take a look.
The report includes the disease surveillance highlights for April 2020, a review of Salmonella Dublin cases in beef herds, an unusual outbreak of BVD associated nervous disease in new born calves and lung disease in wild fallow deer.

Please find attached an article from the SAC Consulting Beef and Sheep News entitled "Have You Seen Pulpy Kidney Disease This Year?" by Caroline Robinson, SRUC Veterinary Services.

Please find attached the following Bitesize local update on Long-term Production Effects of Cryptosporidiosis in Beef Calves.

Please find attached an article from the SAC Consulting Beef and Sheep News entitled "Long Calving Period = Less Selection!" by Basil Lowman, SAC Consulting.

Please find attached an article from the SAC Consulting Beef and Sheep News entitled "Replacement Tup Options" by Kirsten Williams, SAC Consulting.

Our new programme of courses for late 2020 and early 2021 is now available for booking. More info and booking can be found on our website, with early bird discount prices available for all courses.

Please watch this interesting webinar on Cattle and Sheep nutrition. Kirsten Williams, SAC Consulting's Beef and Sheep specialist and Mary Young, SAC Consulting's Nutritionist explain the basics of ruminant nutrition, the development and workings of the rumen, the requirements for Crude Protein and Energy and the importance of "DUP".

Please enjoy this animated video 'Battle Against BVD'. A joint publication by SRUC and Moredun.