The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on Phase 6 of Scotland’s Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Eradication Scheme. The consultation is open for anyone to respond to, but we are...
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Sheep farmers will have an opportunity to discuss the control of sheep scab in NI and to hear Dr Stew Burgess, who leads the Sheep Scab research group at the...
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Bluetongue has been confirmed in a single animal near Canterbury, Kent. Livestock keepers must remain vigilant and follow the restrictions on animal movements. More info is available at: https://gov.uk/guidance/bluetongue
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Farmers, vets, organisations and industry professionals from across the whole sheep industry have joined forces, through Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W), to launch the new UK Sheep Welfare Strategy for...
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Moredun Scientific – Aquaculture Newsletter Learn more about our Aquaculture facilities, Sea Lice studies and recent Aquaculture research. https://mailchi.mp/moredun-scientific/aquaculture-newsletter-winter-2023
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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a special event held today (Tuesday 31st October) at the Moredun Foundation, Pentlands Science Park to hear about the benefits of livestock health...
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Many colleagues, past and present at Moredun were very sad to hear the news of the death of James ‘Jim’ Stobo (CBE, DL, FRAGS) who played a significant role...
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Livestock farmers would traditionally be expecting to go into peak liver fluke season at this time of year – but experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS)...
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Following reports of a new strain of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) emerging and spreading rapidly in the Netherlands, there is increasing concern about the situation and its proximity to the UK....
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Calling all beef cattle farmers! Moredun Research Institute, in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are looking for beef farmers across the UK to take part in a survey...
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