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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Scientists at Moredun are leading the fight for the control of sheep scab across all four nations of the UK. Sheep scab, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic sheep scab...
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Congratulations to Scottish sheep farmer Ian Duncan Millar as the deserving recipient of the NSA George Hedley Memorial Award for 2022 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the UK...
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Moredun and the National Sheep Association (NSA) are delighted to announce a further three-year agreement to work collaboratively for the benefit of the UK sheep sector. Professor Lee Innes, Director...
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Moredun Research Institute, together with 15 other partners across 7 European countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland) has recently been successful in a Horizon Europe funding bid,...
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The level of liver fluke is forecast to be relatively low for much of the UK, but the risk to grazing livestock on individual farms is becoming less predictable. That...
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The beautiful Livestock Keepers coffee table book is a result of a Talking Science project undertaken by Lee Innes and Beth Wells from Moredun. Travelling to remote, rural areas of...
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Moredun Research Institute were delighted to receive a donation of £2000 from the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association in support of their research into finding solutions to combat diseases of sheep....
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The dry summer and mild, wet autumn of 2022 has resulted in a high worm challenge on many farms, with reports from around the UK of lambs suffering from the...
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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a special event held today (Friday 4th November) at the Moredun Foundation, Pentlands Science Park to hear about how storytelling techniques can be...
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