Category: Research

On February 24 and 25, farmers, crofters, and other representatives from the farming industries on Scotland’s islands met in Inverness for the first inter-island meeting to discuss animal disease control...

Eilidh Geddes has been named a winner at Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS), which took place at Crieff Hydro Hotel on Thursday 6 March 2025....

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group advocates a targeted approach to parasite control in ewes, emphasising the importance of assessing ewe condition and utilising faecal egg counts...

Moredun has been shortlisted for the Place-based Impact Award at Interface’s 10th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards for its role in the Scottish Government-funded Sheep Scab Control Programme on Lewis &...

Facilitation of farmer-driven scab control activities are urgently needed if sheep scab is ever to be eradicated from Northern Ireland, a new research paper has found. A greater understanding of...

Studies in large mammals offer new avenues for understanding severe Covid-19 infections and developing effective treatments. Scientists are studying pigs to understand how Covid-19 affects humans, aiming to advance the...

Scientists at the Moredun Research Institute, near Edinburgh, and the Pirbright Institute, in Surrey, have been awarded a £1.7 million grant over three years by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

A new report has been launched looking at the risk factors for foodborne pathogens on livestock farms and the potential interventions that may be applied to reduce the risks. The...

The Scottish Government is continuing to provide financial support to the sheep industry to develop an OPA disease control programme with a pilot scheme now in its second year. The...

The relatively low and later incidence of liver fluke in recent years shouldn’t make sheep farmers complacent this autumn and winter, say the Sustainable Control of Parasites of Sheep (SCOPS)...