Moredun News

SCOPS would like to draw attention of vets, advisers and farmers that APHA is currently offering a reduced price on staining of trichostrongyle-type eggs in faecal egg tests (FECs) to...

Congratulations to Dr Lynsey Melville and Eilidh Geddes, of the Moredun Research Institute, were awarded a Commendation for their FEC Check at the RHASS 2023 Technical Innovation Awards. Sustainable control...

Missed our recent webinar, catch up today. This webinar welcomes two industry experts to deliver up to date information on sheep vaccines. Fiona Lovatt, sheep veterinary specialist, outlines the current...

Congratulations, Dr Chris Cousens has been presented with the NSA Scotland Silver Salver 2023, for her tireless research work on Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA, also known as Jaagsiekte) and acknowledging...

** JOB VACANCY ** Director of the Moredun Research Institute and CEO of the Moredun Group Closing date: 30th June 2023 The Moredun Group is seeking to recruit a full-time...

A faecal egg count (FEC) counts the number of worm eggs in faeces (dung) and is used to monitor the worm burden in sheep. The results are presented as ‘eggs...

Research into the biology and control of poultry red mite at the Moredun Research Institute continues with major projects underway. Earlier this year we began work on a major vaccine...

Parasitologists at Moredun have developed a farmer-facing, free, online tool which helps with the interpretation of faecal egg count results for roundworms in sheep called ‘FEC Check’ with the aid...

An update about The NeoGiANT project https://www.neogiant.eu/the-project/ Marta Lores Aguín (coordinator of NeoGiANT, Researcher and University Professor at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), talks about this H2020 EU funded project...

BBSRC and Defra have announced a £4 million investment into 10 innovative projects focused on international animal health research. The £4 million joint investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...