Increase in MCF in cattle due to closer contact with sheep during lambing season

Malignant catarrhal fever reported as the lambing season brings cattle into close proximity with sheep Type D botulism causes the death of 100 ewes and five rams in Dumfriesshire Haemonchosis causes death and illthrift in two‐year‐old ewes in Caithness Cryptosporidiosis contributes to the severity of a swine dysentery outbreak, with 10 per cent mortality in grower pigs Two macaws and a parrot die of asphyxiation following exposure to adhesive fumes — These are among matters discussed in the disease surveillance report for March from Scottish Agricultural College Veterinary Services ( sac vs )