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Learning the Lessons of Disease Control – Glenbervie Event for Cattle Farmers

The lessons one farmer has learned about controlling an important cattle disease will be outlined at a meeting in Glenbervie on Wednesday July 27th. It is the first in a series of on farm events to be held across Scotland. They offer farmers, vets, researchers and other industry bodies involved in a new research project the chance to exchange ideas and hear the latest research.

Funded by the Scottish Funding Council, in partnership with Scottish Government the five year PARABAN project is seeking the best and most cost effective approach to controlling Johne’s disease (pr. Yoanese). It affects the digestive system and can lead to severe weight loss and diarrhoea. However not all infected animals show these signs. These are equally capable of infecting others resulting in poor production performance and infertility problems.

John Lohoar, manager of Glenbervie Home Farm is one of a group of farmers taking part in the research project. He and his vet Bill Robson have been helping scientists learn more about how Johne’s behaves in local Scottish conditions. The lessons learned will be invaluable for Scotland’s cattle industry. The research is led by SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and involves scientists from other institutes as well as industry partners headed by QMS (Quality Meat Scotland) and including retailers and processors.

The day will include a tour of Glenbervie Home Farm and its award winning pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd. It will be led by John Lohoar.

During the meeting  visitors will hear the results of testing carried out on the herd giving an insight into the current disease control programme on the farm, with John Lohoar describing the systems in place and vet Bill Robson outlining his strategy. SAC researcher Katie Adam will review the tests available for Johne’s disease and Rupert Hough of the James Hutton Institute will discuss environmental risk factors. 

Presentations begin at 11am with lunch served from 1pm. To assist with catering arrangement those planning to attend should contact Jo Baughan on 01463 246061 or email jo.baughan@sac.ac.uk.

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