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Date Posted: 12.02.2025

Moredun Nominated for Place-based Impact Award

Moredun has been shortlisted for the Place-based Impact Award at Interface’s 10th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards for its role in the Scottish Government-funded Sheep Scab Control Programme on Lewis &...

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Date Posted: 12.02.2025

SCOPS and COWS urge use of FECs to manage ongoing liver fluke threat

Within the range of tools available to producers to monitor liver fluke, experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS) groups are...

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sheep in field with hills in background
Date Posted: 04.02.2025

SCOPS investigates new tools to help determine worm species on sheep farms

Working with partners Biobest and Queens University Belfast, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is exploring a method that could provide farmers and their vets and advisers...

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Date Posted: 28.01.2025

SCOPS and COWS encourage care when rotating different products to treat liver fluke Press release

The very limited number of flukicides available to treat cattle and sheep in the UK means it’s essential for farmers, vets and advisers to fully understand their product choices, say...

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Date Posted: 23.01.2025

Research findings ‘Tip of the iceberg’ in tackling sheep scab in Northern Ireland

Facilitation of farmer-driven scab control activities are urgently needed if sheep scab is ever to be eradicated from Northern Ireland, a new research paper has found. A greater understanding of...

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Date Posted: 22.01.2025

SCOPS & COWS Press Release: Don’t let incidental rumen fluke egg counts distract from serious...

The inclusion of rumen fluke egg counts on reports provided by laboratories should not detract from important information provided by liver fluke egg counts, say experts in the Sustainable Control...

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farm pigs in straw bedding
Date Posted: 21.01.2025

Pig studies support ongoing Covid-19 research

Studies in large mammals offer new avenues for understanding severe Covid-19 infections and developing effective treatments. Scientists are studying pigs to understand how Covid-19 affects humans, aiming to advance the...

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sheep in field with hills in background
Date Posted: 14.01.2025

Application of new technology to make an affordable anti-parasite vaccine

Scientists at the Moredun Research Institute, near Edinburgh, and the Pirbright Institute, in Surrey, have been awarded a £1.7 million grant over three years by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

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Date Posted: 20.12.2024

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Wishing all our members and industry supporters a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

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Date Posted: 20.12.2024

Professor Simon Doherty

Moredun colleagues and our Moredun Foundation Regional Advisors were deeply saddened by the death of Professor Simon Doherty. Simon was internationally recognized for his work promoting One Health approaches to...

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