S1: Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: Poultry Special

Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts.  Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing you an insight into the latest strategies which are being both developed & implemented. In the first part of the episode George Gauley will be joined by SRUC’s monogastric research scientist, Dr Salvatore Galgano, to discuss his breakthrough trial, which looks at using Peracitic acid as a way of finding an alternitive to antimicrobials  In the second part of the episode, George will be joined by senior behaviour and welfare scientist Dr Victoria Sandilands to discuss her work, which is addressing the need to improve housing systems for the welfare of laying hens. She also discusess the challenges facing the industry going forward.