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Date Posted: 12.02.2024

Meet Saniya Crouch and Tanith Harte – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The 11th February 2024 marked the 9th UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of...

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Date Posted: 06.02.2024

Farmers flock to Monitor Farm Scotland meeting to get hands-on with tech

More than 75 farmers attended day of discussions and practical demonstrations at United Auctions in Stirling to find out what farm management software and technology is right for their farming...

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Date Posted: 02.02.2024

Seasonally vector low period announced for bluetongue

Issued on behalf of Ruminant Health & Welfare Defra has announced that we are now in a seasonally vector low period when midge activity is much lower, leading to some...

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Date Posted: 01.02.2024

International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation (ITBF) Webinar featuring Equine grass sickness

If you missed the International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation (ITBF) webinar featuring Equine Grass Sickness you can catch up here: Part One: ‘An International Bloodstock Journey’ The story of Kirsten Rausing...

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11 of the vets participating in the research and training project line up with Chris Cousens (far right) and Phil Scott (third from right)
Date Posted: 25.01.2024

New pilot project to control OPA in sheep

A new project funded by the Scottish Government aims to train and develop a task force of elite vets to recognise ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) in sheep through ultrasound scanning....

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Lynsey in lab showing visitors details of her projects
Date Posted: 22.01.2024

QMS Monitor Farm Group visit Moredun

Back in January, we  had the pleasure of hosting a visit from the Quality Meat Scotland Monitor Farm Group and Advisory Board members, as part of a study tour  with...

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Date Posted: 19.01.2024

** PRESS RELEASE ** Oral Vaccine Development Provides Sustainable Solution to Combat Salmon Lice in...

A multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Moredun Research Institute has been awarded £1.5M from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to combat salmon lice in farmed Atlantic...

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Two cows in a field. The weather is overcast.
Date Posted: 18.01.2024

Biosecurity and Roundworm Advice for Cattle Enterprises (BRACE) project

Roundworms are known to impact on the productivity and welfare of livestock.  Uncontrolled roundworm infections are estimated to cause a reduction in weight gain during the first and second grazing...

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4 sheep walking behind each other on a misty hillside.
Date Posted: 11.01.2024

Promising results for a new vaccine for louping ill control

Work on a new vaccine for louping ill has produced encouraging results, with a prototype expected to enter commercial development soon. Louping ill is a neurological disease caused by a...

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Date Posted: 10.01.2024

SCOPS & COWS post: Warning for sheep and cattle producers not to get caught out...

The strange weather patterns of 2023 have had a significant impact on the level and timing of the risk of liver fluke disease across the UK, says experts within the...

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