Quality Assurance
Animal Health and Disease Checks
Both Folds are members of ‘Quality Meat Scotland's’ Farm Assurance Scheme and are regularly checked and dosed for worms, liver fluke, ticks and other parasites.
In addition, both Folds are members of the Scottish Agricultural College’s (SAC’s) Premium Cattle Health Scheme and blood samples are taken and tested annually, or as required, at their laboratory for the following cattle diseases: |
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- Bovine Tuberculosis
- Bovine Brucellosis
- Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV)
- Johne's disease
- Leptospirosis
- Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
- EBL - 'A notifiable disease it has been eradicated in Great Britain, and Great Britain was granted EBL-free status by the EU Commission in July 1999 (more information)
More information on the services provided by the Scottish Agricultural College and it’s ‘Premium Cattle Health Scheme’ can be found here.
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