Category: Research

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...

Moredun Research Institute, together with 15 other partners across 7 European countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland) has recently been successful in a Horizon Europe funding bid,...

Agri-food industry leaders heard from experts from across Europe at a major conference in October 2022 on the link between good animal health and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Convened by...

ECO Animal Health Group plc, a leader in the development, registration and marketing of pharmaceutical products for global animal health markets, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary,...

With a shared passion of providing valuable advice to UK sheep farmers, the National Sheep Association (NSA) and the Moredun have a long history of working closely together to ensure...