Ruth H ClementsBenchmark · Animal Health
Ruth H Clements
BScHons BVM&S
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Introduction
An interest in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, endemic disease control and the role of the veterinary profession in mitigating climate change.
Additional affiliations
January 2009 - March 2016
Moredun
Position
- Head of Department
Publications
Publications (4)
Current regulations for organic pig and poultry production systems permit feed ingredients of non-organic origin at an inclusion rate of up to 5 per cent. This is primarily due to concerns that there is an insufficient supply of organic protein on the European Union market, in terms of quality and quantity, to meet the nutritional requirements of p...
LAMENESS constitutes a significant animal welfare and economic challenge across the sheep sector, with many farmers still struggling to control disease in their flocks and spending substantial periods of time catching and treating lame sheep. Although exact lameness figures for the UK are not available, farm experience and various studies have show...
Current EU regulations allow 5% of feed for organic poultry to come from non-organic production. This is due to concerns about a 100% organic diet meeting the requirements for specific amino acids such as methionine. This exception is due to end on 31st December 2017. While this may match consumer expectations, protein sourced from global organic p...
The infectious bacterial diseases, footrot and scald, are still the most prevalent causes of lameness in sheep flocks in the UK, with an estimated 3 million sheep being lame at any one time (Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) 2011). Lameness constitutes a major animal welfare and economic challenge across the sheep sector, costing an estimated £24...
