Category: Research

Following the recent notice by Axiom regarding the sheep scab serology test, the Wales Veterinary Science Centre and Moredun Research Institute wanted to provide a brief update and reassurance to...

The Moredun Foundation awarded three honorary fellowships to Dr Beth Wells, Dr Kate Richards and Sir Muir Russell at its AGM on Thursday, 3rd September, in recognition of their outstanding...

Moredun Research Institute is pleased to be a partner of the newly launched National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a UK-wide alliance bringing together more than 40 of the country’s leading...

 A grouse moor owner has pledged £250,000 to Moredun Research Institute’s louping ill vaccine crowdfunding campaign in a match funded donation designed to encourage other upland industries to contribute. The pledge means that every...

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...

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...

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...

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,”...

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...

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...