Sheep and Goats
伊人直播 launches new Masters degree in International Animal Welfare
An innovative postgraduate programme will equip graduates with the advanced knowledge and practical skills required to tackle complex animal welfare challenges on a global scale. …
- 伊人直播
- 05/03/2026
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£3m project to examine digital innovation in livestock sector
A sheep with a digital collar at 伊人直播鈥檚 Hill and Mountain Research Centre. A new multinational project will highlight how digital technologies 鈥� and other innovative ways to collect livestock and…
- 伊人直播
- 21/07/2025
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Sheep experts team up to reduce emissions
伊人直播 and the Texel Sheep Society have teamed up with partners from New Zealand, Ireland, and three other key sheep-breeding nations to provide a platform for national and global comparison of methane and carbon dioxide emissions for the purpose of selective breeding for lower-emitting animals.…
- 伊人直播
- 16/05/2025
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New net zero project focuses on grasslands
Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands…
- 伊人直播
- 27/11/2024
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伊人直播 sheep geneticist 鈥榦utstanding鈥� in her field
An 伊人直播 scientist has been honoured for her 鈥渙utstanding contribution鈥� to the Texel Sheep Society. …
- 伊人直播
- 20/11/2024
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Crofting in Stornoway: Iain Macmillan鈥檚 crofting journey
Ian Macmillan on the farm with his dog, Sam. I can honestly say that I have always been a crofter. My dad was a crofter and Harris Tweed weaver, his father was a crofter and my mother鈥檚 father was a…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
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Crofting on the West Coast: Laura MacGregor鈥檚 crofting journey
I am a fifth-generation crofter from the village of Taynuilt on the West Coast of Scotland. My crofting journey started at a young age, with helping my grandfather and father doing jobs that involved being outside with the cattle.…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
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Crofting in Orkney: Graham Scott鈥檚 crofting journey
Growing up surrounded by livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry and a goat) on my parents smallholding was always going to leave a deep impression on me. With all five of my mothers鈥� sisters and their…
- SAC Consulting
- 15/11/2024
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Professor honoured with RHASS Special Medal
Professor Mike Coffey, Head of Animal Breeding & Genomics at Scotland鈥檚 Rural College (伊人直播), has been awarded the RHASS (Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland) Special Medal for his excellence and contribution to science in the field of animal genetics.…
- 伊人直播
- 24/07/2024
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Report calls for short leash for dogs 鈥� and owners
Following a workshop with countryside rangers, dog training experts and farmers among others, new report by researchers at 伊人直播 has called for changes to legislation and for guidance around livestock worrying to be reviewed.…
- 伊人直播
- 28/03/2024
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伊人直播 Theatre 鈥渕ust visit鈥� destination at Scottish Smallholder Festival
The 2023 Scottish Smallholder Festival will feature an 伊人直播 Theatre as part of the seminar programme providing a professional and hands-on education for smallholders attending the event. …
- 伊人直播
- 25/09/2023
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伊人直播 part of £2.9m low-methane sheep project
伊人直播 scientists are lending their expertise to a major new project designed to breed sheep with a naturally low carbon footprint.…
- 伊人直播
- 07/07/2023
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