PhD student Kayleigh Devine @moredunfoundation.bsky.social is studying how grazing management can be used for parasite control. We would like to hear from UK sheep and cattle farmers about their experiences. Please complete and share this survey! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/moredungro...

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First day of our grazing experiment 2026 @moredunfoundation.bsky.social, comparing growth and worm infections in rotationally grazed and set stocked lambs. Decent weather and the lambs are looking gorgeous!

One of our PhD students is looking at pasture management and parasite control in UK farms, and would like to hear from farmers about their current grazing and worm control practices. Please spread this survey far and wide! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/moredungro...

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Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @glasgow.ac.uk, @hutton.ac.uk and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social! Find more details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @glasgow.ac.uk, @hutton.ac.uk and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social! More info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Had a fab time at the @envirant.bsky.social workshop held @teagasc.bsky.social Ashtown this week. Nice workshop on measuring anthelmintics residues followed by two days of cracking talks on all things worm control. Met some of the nicest people too!

‼️NEW PUBLICATION ‼️ 🪱Targeted Selective Treatment (TST) can reduce anthelmintic use without compromising parasite control. 🔁 Share with your farming buddies to keep them up to date How do you control parasites on your farm? Let us know below ⬇️

Working from home today, and made the terrible mistake (inspired decision) of making sure all the bird feeders were fully replenished...not much work happening, but delighted by what's happening outside!

Pleased that our new meta-analysis on targeted selective treatment for parasite control has been published online by Veterinary Parasitology! We analysed the impacts of TST on animal performance, infection and wormer use compared to other treatment methods: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland? Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social Reach out to chat more! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Class day at the @soaysheep.bsky.social and @rumdeerresearch.bsky.social joint annual project meeting- loads of great talks and a chance to catch up with some of the loveliest folks.

Exciting and varieed PhD on Eimeria species diversity and interaction with the host microbiome in sheep: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Investigating the gut parasite Eimeria in UK sheep: parasite species diversity and impacts on the gut microbiome (project at University of Surrey) at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Investigating the gut parasite Eimeria in UK sheep: parasite species diversity and impacts on the gut microbiome (project at University of Surrey) at University of Reading, listed on Fin...

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🎓 Funded #PhD studentships in pathogen biology and parasitology *Cell and Molecular Biology*; *Host-pathogen interactions* Part of the EastBio Doctoral Landscape Award Based in the Edinburgh area of Scotland PhD 1: bit.ly/Host-pathoge... PhD 2: bit.ly/Parasite-sca... @uoe-eid.bsky.social

EastBio: A host-directed approach to identify novel therapeutic targets of infectious reproductive diseases at Moredun Research Institute on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EastBio: A host-directed approach to identify novel therapeutic targets of infectious reproductive diseases at Moredun Research Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Cool paper exploring the links between ewe nutritional status, failure of passive transfer of immunity, and lamb growth: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Important to develop cut-off parameters to diagnose FPTI like we have for cattle!

Influence of ewe metabolic status on failure of passive transfer of immunity and lamb production in a UK lowland flock

Background Inadequate ewe nutrition is an important driver for neonatal lamb losses, although the association of ewe metabolic status with lamb passive transfer status is poorly understood. This stu...

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*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems? Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪 Please repost!

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

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Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @hutton.ac.uk, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social! More info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Year 3 of our experiment looking at impacts of rotational grazing on sheep-parasite interactions is DONE! Huge amounts of data collected already (lamb growth, pasture mass, FEC), with a freezer full of samples ready to be attacked over winter… @phoebeacbeal.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social

Our article on the peri-parturient relaxation of immunity is out in Vet Para (experiment >10 years ago, before I arrived at Moredun!). Ewes show declines in Th1 & Th2 cytokines, but increased regulatory cytokine around lamb birth, explaining an increase in FEC: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Late pregnancy is associated with an increase in regulatory cytokines and a decline in nematode-specific antibody levels in sheep infected with Teladorsagia circumcincta

The gastrointestinal nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta is a prevalent and economically important parasite of sheep. Sheep develop acquired immunity t…

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Our 2025 Sep issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews species sanitation & structural resilience in malaria control, animal trypanosomosis control, parasite genome organization, Leishmania attachment in sandflies, nonchemotherapeutic nematode control, tick & host microbiotas, parasitic neural manipulation &more

Drs Miguel Peña-Espinoza @hannahvineer.bsky.social‬ @adhayward.bsky.social‬ Andrew Williams, Tom McNeilly & Stig Thamsborg review non-chemotherapeutic approaches for #gastrointestinal #nematode control in #ruminants. ‬ www.cell.com/trends/paras...

Absolute pleasure to be involved in this review article on sustainable parasite control in ruminants. Full of lovely stuff on vaccines, nutrition, genetics, grazing and biological control! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Set up a couple of baited pitfall traps to see what dung beetles we’ve got in our grazing trial at our research farm. Looking forward to seeing what we’ve got in a week’s time!

Lots of fun in the Moredun tent at the Royal Highland Show yesterday, chatting to folk about various project and showing them revolting things in jars. Nipped out for a bit to see some animals and get the obligatory Valais Blacknose pic

Great fun dung beetle hunting in our grazing trial plots at Moredun with Kelly Jowett and Gen Kiero-Watson from @rothamsted.bsky.social yesterday! Should be the start of a great collab

Lovely geotropid dung beetle on sheep poo on the path up Schiehallion at the weekend- with wee phoretic mite pal in tow!

Gearing up for our grazing trial with a look around the paddocks to see how the lambs are getting on- and also going into the sheds just because they’re cute up close 🙂

Seriously plush remote office setup at grandma and granddad’s place

Yesterday I turned 40 (FORTY! FOUR-OH!) for crying out loud. Never mind, my lovely colleagues @moredunfoundation.bsky.social were there to simultaneously soften the blow and take the mick out of me…

Not usual for us to be up at the farm in January- but it looked an absolute picture in the snow, set off beautifully by everyone’s favourite sheep dog!

Heading back to work today like…