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Date Posted: 02.03.2021

SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast is now live

Free service for sheep farmers and advisors could reduce lamb mortality this spring As February has reminded us, the weather in early spring can fluctuate from extreme cold to warm...

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Date Posted: 22.02.2021

PRESS RELEASE: HRH The Princess Royal supports new research Fellowship to investigate Equine Grass Sickness

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal took part in a special podcast as part of the OnFARM series to launch a new research drive to shed new light on equine...

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Date Posted: 18.02.2021

SCOPS urges sheep farmers to consider reducing number of ewes wormed at lambing time

Worming ewes around lambing remains a common practice in UK flocks, but with most sheep farmers now aware that over-use of wormers is a major factor in the development of...

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Date Posted: 15.02.2021

PRESS RELEASE: Collaboration is the way forward for equine grass sickness research

“The idea is to get all the scientists together and really thrash this out, using information from horse owners and the experience of expert scientists in every field.” Equine grass...

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Date Posted: 09.02.2021

GLP certification for Aquaculture Studies

Following a recent inspection by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA), we are pleased to have received an extension to our GLP certification to include Environmental Toxicology studies. These...

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Date Posted: 04.02.2021

SCOPS & COWS – Warning to cattle and sheep farmers to not let liver fluke...

We are living through very strange times – and liver fluke is proving to be no exception, say the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Cattle...

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Date Posted: 01.02.2021

Animal Health newsletter – Winter edition

Our latest Animal Health news is now available: Animal Health news– winter 2021    

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Date Posted: 28.01.2021

Livestock health webinar from Moredun and Harper Adams replaces our annual workshop at Harper Adams

Wednesday 27th January saw Moredun and Harper Adams University continue their partnership by hosting their third joint Livestock Health workshop, only this time there was no trip south for Moredun, but...

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Date Posted: 22.01.2021

PRESS RELEASE: Using mini-stomachs to help understanding of how parasites survive in cattle stomachs

Scientists at Moredun Research Institute and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh have joined forces to develop three-dimensional cell cultures which mimic the stomach of cattle. These ‘mini-stomachs’...

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Date Posted: 02.11.2020

New report published on the risk of STEC contamination in wild venison

A successful two-year study led by Moredun scientists with partners from Edinburgh University and Food Standards Scotland (FSS), together with incredible support from the deer industry, has resulted in the...

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