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A lady sat down surrounded by four horses
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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A pool full of fish
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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Two pigs peeping out over a sty
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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A flock of sheep in a field with a loch behind them.
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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Micrscope image of 'mini stomachs'
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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A male deer with antlers eating grass next to large trees
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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A flock of sheep in a field with a loch behind them.
Date Posted: 02.11.2020

PRESS RELEASE: Research consortium receives funding for Smart Sheep project

A UK research consortium has been awarded funding from the government’s Transforming Food Production Challenge Fund through Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency to develop new tools to encourage the...

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A microscope image of T gondii
Date Posted: 29.10.2020

PRESS RELEASE: £0.56M grant awarded to tackle one of the world’s most common parasites

An interdisciplinary team from the UK and Brazil have been awarded a grant worth over half a million pounds to help determine how disease caused by one of the most...

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Date Posted: 22.10.2020

Senesino’s ‘Numnuts’ wins chance to work with Tesco supply chain

Animal Agri-Tech start-up Senesino has won the opportunity to work with the UK’s leading retailer, Tesco, and its supply chain partners, after the Tesco Agri T-Jam was run for a...

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