Andrew Robinson
Veterinary investigation officer at SRUC (Scotland's Rural College), based at the Greycrook centre in St Boswells, appearing on The Rural Roundup to discuss bluetongue and livestock health.
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Sep 16, 2026
George ChalmersHOST
Just really, what's the basics? In terms of basics, what is Blue Tongue? Okay, so
Andrew RobinsonGUEST
blue tongue is a disease where, interestingly, George, when I was at vet school in the 90s, they spent half an hour talking about it, saying, this is a disease in Africa.
Andrew RobinsonGUEST
If any of you go on to work in Africa, we need to tell you about it, but you'll never see it in the United Kingdom.
Andrew RobinsonGUEST
And you spend that forward 30 years and it's absolutely linked to the increasing temperatures that we are seeing.
Andrew RobinsonGUEST
So therefore, we know 2007, 2008, there were issues within the United Kingdom and it seemed to quieten down for the intervening years until 2024 reared its head again.
Andrew RobinsonGUEST
Why are the temperatures so important? Well, the temperature is critical specifically to this disease.