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Livestock Diseases and Research Directory

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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.

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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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Spring 2026 highlights why Nematodirus should not be treated by the calendar

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is urging sheep farmers to pause and assess before reaching for a routine Nematodirus treatment this spring. Warm spring weather means many...

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New project to optimise wormer use in sheep funded

A consortium of sheep health experts has won funding from ADOPT, part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. The project aims to encourage adoption of...

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