Scientists have warned that variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), could be transmitted through whole blood transfusions by donors who have no symptoms of the...

One of the world s leading agricultural research centres has developed a new way of modelling ecosystems that can predict the impact on farmland ecology of climate change, other environmental changes and novel practices such as GM...

Juan Escala: "There will always be tension between the academic and commercial demands, but I think it is a positive one." Moredun Scientific was created in 1988 as a commercial company working from the Moredun Research Institute, located just south of...

SHEEP numbers are declining on the international front as producers switch to arable or beef and dairy production, but there are still hundreds of millions around the...

World bluetongue expert Dr Chris Oura, from the Institute for Animal Health in Surrey, will tell farmers that vaccination is vital to keep bluetongue serotype 8 at...

ONE of the immediate challenges facing the farming sector is the effect of the wider economic downturn. Agriculture has bucked the general trend but its contribution of around 1% was not large enough to impact on the overall economy.

Potato varieties which could produce healthier chips are being developed by researchers at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Perthshire. A drawback is likely to be that the potatoes will be purple and while purple potatoes are by no means unknown - Tesco stocked some sourced in Hawaii over the..

THEY have remained an unchanging staple of the British diet for generations with hardly a nod to more health-conscious consumers. But scientists may now have come up with the perfect chip, which not only tastes good, but could prolong your...

Knights Bachelor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse. For services to education. (Oxford, Oxfordshire) David Nicholas Cannadine. Formerly Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of...

01-Oct-2003 Related topics: Science & Nutrition Millions of animals could be needlessly slaughtered and billions of euros lost from economies, unless the world backs an international science team to develop new tools to fight foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), claims a network of scientists this...

East African farming groups will giving a first hand account of their plight at a veterinary charity conference in Midlothian. Following the success of its first conference in Dingwall, VETAID will be hosting "Hungry Farmers: The Root Causes" at the Pentlands Science Park on January...

THE issue of BCG vaccinations similar to those given in the human population was raised, including the possibility of either vaccinating cattle or...

At its annual open day at Penicuik, Edinburgh, Moredun scientists gave an update on their current projects. AMID talk of cost sharing, the scientists of Moredun say the way it works is a blueprint for farmers, researchers, commercial companies and the Government working together to tackle livestock...

FWi "Cost sharing for disease control" may seem like an extreme statement, but for the UK's largest animal health research institute, established by farmers in 1920s, Moredun is a well established example of a public-private partnership, according to scientific director Julie Fitzpatrick, speaking at the...

As Defra mulls over the details of the EUs latest plan to overhaul its bluetongue control strategy, Jack Davies looks at how the proposals could affect the...

...Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes losses of 23.6M a year to the...A pre-hatching prototype vaccine virus which provides immunity to IBV ...IBV is the worst infectious disease in terms of economic loss to the...

U.K. Institute for Animal Health Bluetongue: IAH experts advise against complacency in 2009 08 December 2008 The Institutes bluetongue experts have urged veterinarians and livestock farmers to take all possible steps in 2009 to repeat the success of...

Things we need to think about when dealing with the pork crisis 1 All Irish pigmeat produced since September 1 has been recalled. That's more than three months...

Farmers in South East England are being invited to a series of meetings to help them get to grips with bluetongue disease and the vaccination strategy for the coming...

FARMERS in South East England are being invited to a series of meetings to help them get to grips with bluetongue disease and the vaccination strategy for the coming...

Farmers suing for £1.5m compensation after last years foot and mouth outbreak claim animal health officials discharged the live virus through a leaky drain and public...

Work on a £58 million state-of-the-art research building is due to start on-site on Monday (1 December 2008) at Easter Bush near Penicuik following formal approval of planning permission by Midlothian...

Prionics, a world leader in farm animal diagnostics, has launched a highly effective and reliable ELISA for the early detection of antibodies specific to the Bluetongue Virus (BTV) in cattle, sheep and...

Zurich. Prionics, a world leader in farm animal diagnostics, has launched a highly effective and reliable ELISA for the early detection of antibodies specific to the Bluetongue Virus (BTV) in cattle, sheep and...

World bluetongue expert Dr Chris Oura will urge livestock keepers to vaccinate cattle and sheep against bluetongue serotype 8 (BTV8) in 2009. New strains of the bluetongue virus are moving up through Europe but the disease is not circulating in the UK, Dr Chris Oura will tell farmers during forums organised.

Work on a £58 million animal biosciences building has started on-site at Easter Bush near Penicuik following formal approval of planning permission by Midlothian...

The National Beef Association has called for a more serious approach to eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea by the livestock industry because those animals that are persistently infected may spread bluetongue, even in vaccinated...

WORK began yesterday on a £58 million research building, which is tipped to bring 500 jobs to Midlothian. Designers said the layout of the building was inspired by the shape of a pair of chromosomes, with coloured panels representing the "DNA fins" linking the office and laboratory...

Co-operation, collaboration and imagination are vital if we are to tackle the animal disease and welfare challenges now facing us. That was the message from SAC Chief Executive Bill McKelvey in opening the SAC Scottish Animal Health and Welfare Conference in...

Work on a 58m state-of-the-art research centre at Easter Bush starts Work on a 58m state-of-the-art research centre which will accommodate 500 scientists has started in...

EU VETS are set to meet tomorrow (Tuesday, December 2), to discuss plans to re-vamp Europe's bluetongue controls, opening the door for countries to impose import bans from areas where disease is...

WORK is set to start on a landmark genetics research centre shaped to resemble a pair of human chromosomes. The £58 million project at Easter Bush, near Penicuik, was due to get under way...

NBA calls for a more serious approach to BVD eradication because BVD PIs may spread Bluetongue even in vaccinated herds. The case for all cattle farmers to pursue a determined eradication plan against BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea) has gained momentum because cattle Persistently Infected with BVD, so...

Wright-Fleming Institute Infection and Immunity Seminar Date Time 16.00 to 17.00 Venue Rothschild Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, The-Wright-Fleming Institute,...

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Remember Bird Flu? It was due, about two years ago, to come in and kill us all. The media had us writing our wills, calling our loved ones, culling birds - they had us weeping with...

Importers bringing live cattle and sheep into Northern Ireland were urged today to stop after a new strain of the Bluetongue virus spread from the European mainland to...

UK - The Ulster Farmersā Union says the detection of the BTV1 strain of Bluetongue in Northern England is a significant warning to local farmers not to put the industry at disease risk through animal...

THE Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that five out of a batch of nine Bazadaise cattle, legally imported to a farm near Blackpool, Lancashire, have tested positive for the BTV1 strain of the bluetongue...

The Scottish Government has praised the quick response in culling animals imported to England with bluetongue virus 1. Description: The cattle were imported to the Blackpool area of England from South West France and were culled within 24 hours of positive laboratory results becoming...

The Scottish Government today praised the quick response in culling animals imported to England with bluetongue virus 1. The cattle were imported to the Blackpool area of England from South West France and were culled within 24 hours of positive laboratory results becoming...

Ulcers start appearing around the mouth, nose and eyes. Then the neck starts to swell, followed by the head. There is lameness. The virus multiplies and soon the beast starts bleeding...

Unlike foot-and-mouth bluetongue disease does not spread from animal to animal but is instead transmitted by midges Related Articles Search Search Go Bookmark & Share Importers bringing live cattle and sheep into Northern Ireland were urged today to stop after a new strain of the Bluetongue.

Importers bringing live cattle and sheep into the North were urged today to stop after a new strain of the Bluetongue virus spread from the European mainland to...

The severe financial impact of Foot and Mouth Disease on Scotland s beef and lamb sectors has been put into sharp focus by the annual analysis of performance and profitability by the red meat promotion and development body, Quality Meat...

The severe financial impact of Foot and Mouth Disease on Scotlandā s beef and lamb sectors has been put into sharp focus by the annual analysis of performance and profitability by the red meat promotion and development body, Quality Meat...

Food Law News - EU - 2008 Commission Press Release (IP/08/1371), See also related news item: ANIMAL WELFARE - Questions and Answers on the proposal for the protection of animals at the time of killing For a copy of the Commission proposal on this site, see: - Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the...

Dr Nigel Kerby, managing director of Mylnefield Research Services (MRS), met the Chinese Minister of Agriculture, Sun Zhengcai, at the official launch conference of the UK China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network (SAIN).

IRELAND is now one of the few EU countries to have escaped the bluetongue livestock disease scourge. Livestock restrictions due to the disease have spread across member states, as new strains have been infecting sheep and...

Related topics: Science & Nutrition Armed with a 60 million war chest from the Scottish government, researchers in Aberdeen are aiming to slow the progress of Alzheimer with bioactive compounds from...