Moredun is committed to promoting livestock health and welfare through research and education.

Help Us Bring a New Louping Ill Vaccine to UK Sheep Farmers

Moredun’s next-generation Louping Ill virus vaccine has shown promise in research trials, but we need your help to bring it to market. With £720,000 needed for Phase 1, industry support is crucial.

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Livestock Diseases and Research Directory

About the Moredun Group

Moredun is committed to promoting livestock health and welfare through research and education and is recognised worldwide for its contribution to research into infectious diseases of farmed livestock.

Established by Scottish farmers in 1920, Moredun’s work has always been firmly based on addressing the needs of the farming industry.

Moredun’s research has led to the development of many vaccines, diagnostic tests and improved treatment strategies for farm animals across the globe.

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As a Moredun member you will help support vital projects, help us increase our lobbying power and ensure that we can continue to lead the way in livestock health research.

In return Moredun membership ensures you receive comprehensive and commercial unbiased information on a wealth of livestock health topics as well as other benefits.

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Equine Grass Sickness Fund

Equine grass sickness (EGS) is a debilitating and frequently fatal disease of horses, ponies and donkeys, which commonly presents as impaired activity of the gut, caused by nervous system damage.

Cases occur frequently, but not exclusively, in northern European countries, particularly Great Britain. The disease occurs almost exclusively in horses with access to grass, but even though the condition was first identified around 1907, the true cause of EGS remains unknown.

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Press release: HRH The Princess Royal Visits Moredun Research Institute to Learn About Emerging Livestock...

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Moredun Research Institute on Thursday 30th October 2025 to learn about emerging livestock disease challenges linked to climate change and to meet...

Moredun’s Louping-Ill Vaccine Campaign Featured on BBC Scotland’s Landward Programme

Moredun Research Institute’s groundbreaking crowdfunding campaign to bring a new louping-ill vaccine to market has been featured on BBC Scotland’s Landward programme. The institute has developed a new-generation virus vaccine...

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