Moredun News

Working with partners Biobest and Queens University Belfast, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is exploring a method that could provide farmers and their vets and advisers...

The very limited number of flukicides available to treat cattle and sheep in the UK means it’s essential for farmers, vets and advisers to fully understand their product choices, say...

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...

The inclusion of rumen fluke egg counts on reports provided by laboratories should not detract from important information provided by liver fluke egg counts, say experts in the Sustainable Control...

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...

Wishing all our members and industry supporters a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

Moredun colleagues and our Moredun Foundation Regional Advisors were deeply saddened by the death of Professor Simon Doherty. Simon was internationally recognised for his work promoting One Health approaches to...

A Week of Hands-On Learning about Animal Disease Control In the remote Shetland Islands, finding hands-on lab science educational opportunities can be challenging. However, thanks to Scottish Environment, Food and...

The Moredun Foundation hosted a landmark panel discussion on Friday, 29th November, at the Pentland Science Park, Penicuik, exploring “The Role of Livestock Production in Future Food Security: Challenges and...