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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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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The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is pleased to announce that from today (Monday 13th April) it will be hosting a Blowfly Emergence Forecast on its website. This...
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The latest Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Nematodirus Hatching Forecast shows a mixed picture across the UK. In many parts of England, the midlands and south Wales, hatching...
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A NEW research hub should be created in Orkney to drive forward agricultural research by building closer links between communities, farmers and scientists, according to a new study. The report, “Scoping a route to a locally driven approach to agricultural research in Orkney,”...
Read More The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is pleased to announce that its updated Nematodirus Hatching Forecast for the 2026 season is now live. “This free online tool...
Read More Supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, four leading UK research institutions – The Pirbright Institute, Moredun Research Institute, The Roslin Institute, and the Royal Veterinary College – have joined forces to develop and validate novel laboratory-based models...
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SCOPS and COWS experts recently reviewed laboratory test results, post mortems and feedback from farms, and while losses due to liver fluke continue to be low this season, they warn...
Read More Moredun Research Institute has opened its upgraded High Security Unit (HSU) following a major programme of refurbishment and sustainability works, strengthening Scotland’s role in protecting animal and public health. The upgraded facility was officially opened by MP...
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The commercialisation of a louping ill (LI) vaccine, developed at Moredun, has been awarded £450k as part of a DEFRA-funded research project, following urgent calls from hill farmers experiencing severe livestock losses, predominantly in sheep. This highly important funding...
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