Category: Research

Moredun Research Institute (MRI), in collaboration with French animal health company Ceva Sante Animale (Ceva), have been awarded £900,000 (80% funded) to develop new vaccines that target the viruses and...

The vaccination and challenge trials, kindly funded by grouse moor owners, for the new generation Louping Ill Virus (LIV) vaccine are now complete and the results analysed. The results confirmed...

Moredun scientists, Philip Skuce and Gillian Mitchell, were delighted to be asked by Matt Colston, a veterinary specialist with Elanco Animal Health, and a former Moredun Regional Advisor, to help...

Last month saw the launch of ‘Food for thought’, an animated online resource, hosted on the SEFARI website, featuring a new interactive farming landscape, where you can explore key aspects...

SCOPS would like to draw attention of vets, advisers and farmers that APHA is currently offering a reduced price on staining of trichostrongyle-type eggs in faecal egg tests (FECs) to...

Congratulations to Dr Lynsey Melville and Eilidh Geddes, of the Moredun Research Institute, were awarded a Commendation for their FEC Check at the RHASS 2023 Technical Innovation Awards. Sustainable control...

Missed our recent webinar, catch up today. This webinar welcomes two industry experts to deliver up to date information on sheep vaccines. Fiona Lovatt, sheep veterinary specialist, outlines the current...

Congratulations, Dr Chris Cousens has been presented with the NSA Scotland Silver Salver 2023, for her tireless research work on Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA, also known as Jaagsiekte) and acknowledging...

A faecal egg count (FEC) counts the number of worm eggs in faeces (dung) and is used to monitor the worm burden in sheep. The results are presented as ‘eggs...

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...