Examining blackloss and photosensitisation in Scottish hill flocks

Joining Ciaran Lynch on this episode of the OviCast podcast is Dr Fiona McAuliffe, SRUC, to discuss the challenge of blackloss and photosensitisation in Scottish hill flocks.

The extent of blackloss or the unexplained loss of lambs on extensive hill grazings is outlined, with Fiona describing the various causes and some of the follow up work where she examined the underlying factors responsible for lamb losses.

Photosensitisation is also discussed in more detail, including its causes, predisposing factors and management options.

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