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Date Posted: 17.02.2023

Creating a balance between parasite control and a healthy environment discussed by NSA and Moredun

The first of this year’s National Sheep Association (NSA) and Moredun webinars attracted an engaged audience this week discussing the potential for the sheep industry to balance effective parasite control...

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Date Posted: 13.02.2023

SCOPS & COWS PRESS RELEASE: Don’t overreact to rumen fluke figures in FEC results, urge cattle...

The inclusion of rumen fluke figures in faecal egg count (FEC) sample results isn’t necessarily a cause for concern, according to experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep...

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Date Posted: 07.02.2023

SCOPS post – Cold snaps haven’t been enough to remove fluke risk for cattle and...

Although, as forecast, cases of disease due to liver fluke have remained relatively low so far this winter, there are reports of both acute and chronic disease in some areas...

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Date Posted: 27.01.2023

Hannah Dairy Research Foundation awards three new research grants

Hannah Dairy Research Foundation (HDRF) are delighted to announce three new research awards totalling £59,138 in the latest round of funding from the Foundation.  The projects will be undertaken by...

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Date Posted: 16.01.2023

New Podcast launches today: Equine Grass Sickness: updating The Moredun’s search for a cure

On Monday (16th January 2023), we’ll hear an update from The Moredun Foundation and the Equine Grass Sickness Fund on their progress. In February 2021, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne,...

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Date Posted: 04.01.2023

Streptococcus suis challenge model

We have recently validated a new, intravenous challenge model for Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 in piglets. The model is appropriate for studies with vaccines or therapeutics. Animals typically develop clinical...

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Date Posted: 20.12.2022

Welcome to the Sm@RT newsletter!

Sm@RT – Small Ruminant Technologies – is a research programme to share knowledge and improve uptake of new digital technologies in sheep and goat farming. This EU-funded project, led by...

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Date Posted: 19.12.2022

Development of new rapid diagnostic test to detect multiple pathogens causing bovine respiratory disease complex

Scientists at Moredun Research Institute have developed and validated a new molecular diagnostic test that is capable of detecting seven of the most common pathogens associated with bovine respiratory disease...

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Date Posted: 19.12.2022

Roundworm transmission in farmed UK ruminants

Gastrointestinal roundworms infections (GINs) are common and considered one of the top three production-limiting pathogens of ruminant stock in the UK. On most farms roundworms occur as co-infections with other...

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Date Posted: 15.12.2022

Worm tolerant sheep: breeding our way to reduced reliance on wormers

Infection with gastrointestinal roundworms causes significant disease in lambs, costing UK sheep producers ~£42M per year in wormer treatments and lost production. Worms have evolved resistance to many of the...

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