Category: Research

Research into the biology and control of poultry red mite at the Moredun Research Institute continues with major projects underway. Earlier this year we began work on a major vaccine...

Parasitologists at Moredun have developed a farmer-facing, free, online tool which helps with the interpretation of faecal egg count results for roundworms in sheep called ‘FEC Check’ with the aid...

An update about The NeoGiANT project https://www.neogiant.eu/the-project/ Marta Lores Aguín (coordinator of NeoGiANT, Researcher and University Professor at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), talks about this H2020 EU funded project...

BBSRC and Defra have announced a £4 million investment into 10 innovative projects focused on international animal health research. The £4 million joint investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...

Listen to our latest On Farm podcast with Monty talking about Sheep scab. There has never been more sheep scab in Scotland than there is at the moment, according to...

Sm@RT – Small Ruminant Technologies – is a research programme to share knowledge and improve uptake of new digital technologies in sheep and goat farming. This EU-funded project, led by...

Scientists at Moredun Research Institute have developed and validated a new molecular diagnostic test that is capable of detecting seven of the most common pathogens associated with bovine respiratory disease...

Gastrointestinal roundworms infections (GINs) are common and considered one of the top three production-limiting pathogens of ruminant stock in the UK. On most farms roundworms occur as co-infections with other...

Infection with gastrointestinal roundworms causes significant disease in lambs, costing UK sheep producers ~£42M per year in wormer treatments and lost production. Worms have evolved resistance to many of the...

Scientists at Moredun are leading the fight for the control of sheep scab across all four nations of the UK. Sheep scab, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic sheep scab...