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Date Posted: 13.02.2023

SCOPS & COWS PRESS RELEASE: Don’t overreact to rumen fluke figures in FEC results, urge cattle...

The inclusion of rumen fluke figures in faecal egg count (FEC) sample results isn’t necessarily a cause for concern, according to experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep...

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Date Posted: 07.02.2023

SCOPS post – Cold snaps haven’t been enough to remove fluke risk for cattle and...

Although, as forecast, cases of disease due to liver fluke have remained relatively low so far this winter, there are reports of both acute and chronic disease in some areas...

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Date Posted: 27.01.2023

Hannah Dairy Research Foundation awards three new research grants

Hannah Dairy Research Foundation (HDRF) are delighted to announce three new research awards totalling £59,138 in the latest round of funding from the Foundation.  The projects will be undertaken by...

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Date Posted: 16.01.2023

New Podcast launches today: Equine Grass Sickness: updating The Moredun’s search for a cure

On Monday (16th January 2023), we’ll hear an update from The Moredun Foundation and the Equine Grass Sickness Fund on their progress. In February 2021, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne,...

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Date Posted: 13.12.2022

Highly regarded Scottish sheep farmer Ian Duncan Millar recognised by prestigious NSA award

Congratulations to Scottish sheep farmer Ian Duncan Millar as the deserving recipient of the NSA George Hedley Memorial Award for 2022 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the UK...

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Date Posted: 13.12.2022

Moredun and NSA seal another partnership agreement for the next three years

Moredun and the National Sheep Association (NSA) are delighted to announce a further three-year agreement to work collaboratively for the benefit of the UK sheep sector. Professor Lee Innes, Director...

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Date Posted: 06.12.2022

Testing this winter is the key to liver fluke control, say industry experts

The level of liver fluke is forecast to be relatively low for much of the UK, but the risk to grazing livestock on individual farms is becoming less predictable. That...

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Date Posted: 29.11.2022

PRESS RELEASE: Moredun and RSABI to support their charity work through Livestock Keepers book

The beautiful Livestock Keepers coffee table book is a result of a Talking Science project undertaken by Lee Innes and Beth Wells from Moredun. Travelling to remote, rural areas of...

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Date Posted: 28.11.2022

PRESS RELEASE: Donation from Blackface Sheep Breeders Association to support Moredun’s research into diseases of...

Moredun Research Institute were delighted to receive a donation of £2000 from the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association in support of their research into finding solutions to combat diseases of sheep....

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Date Posted: 25.11.2022

SCOPS urges sheep farmers to keep monitoring worm burdens in lambs

The dry summer and mild, wet autumn of 2022 has resulted in a high worm challenge on many farms, with reports from around the UK of lambs suffering from the...

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