Category: Research

Nematodirus Forecast | SCOPS Mild conditions experienced in parts of the UK at the New Year, coupled with a predicted warm end to January, means the Sustainable Control of Parasites...

Sir James Armour CBE (1929-2021) Moredun colleagues past and present were very sad to learn of the death of Sir James (Jimmy) Armour CBE, a former Director and Trustee  of...

Wormer resistance is a growing problem on sheep farms in the UK, as in other countries. Recent data show that on most farms, at least one and more usually two...

The liver fluke is a highly pathogenic flatworm parasite that causes significant disease and production losses in grazing animals. Because it has a mud snail intermediate host, liver fluke is...

Atlantic salmon is a highly valued aquaculture product. Scotland is the third-largest producer of Atlantic salmon after Norway and Chile, and Atlantic salmon is the largest food export for both...

Dr Philip Skuce, who leads the fluke research at Moredun, was very fortunate to have been sent this fantastic short video of the liver fluke lifecycle, created by parasitologist, Dr...

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a special event held today, Wednesday 24th November, at The Moredun Foundation, Pentlands Science Park to celebrate 100 years of excellence in animal...

There are estimated to be about 8-10,000 outbreaks of sheep scab in the UK every year with many flocks infested persistently in areas of high scab prevalence. Scab costs the...

A new vaccine being developed against ovine enzootic abortion by scientists at the Moredun Research Institute has shown very promising results in laboratory trials being able to protect against abortion...

Moredun scientists were delighted to contribute to the recent Elanco Animal Health ‘Access to Knowledge’ (A2K) event, held virtually on Fri 17th September. This was one of a series of...