The Roslin Institute has signed an agreement with Roslin Technologies, Scotland’s Rural College and Moredun Research Institute, to fund the commercial development of an E. coli O157:H7 vaccine for cattle to prevent life-threatening illnesses in people. Scientists at Roslin and Moredun have provided the fundamental research behind the feasibility of a vaccination approach. They are now working closely with Dr Simon Wheeler of Roslin Technologies...
A global livestock research partnership based at the Roslin Institute has marked a double celebration. The Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) marked the achievements of its first five years and the signing of a collaborative agreement between its founding partners for the next five years. At an informal celebratory event at the Roslin Institute, collaborating researchers from Roslin, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)...
A new KTP project researches seaweed to reduce the carbon footprint of animal feeds. A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) involving the James Hutton Institute and Davidsons Animal Feeds is exploring the possibilities of protein-rich UK seaweeds to replace some currently used ingredients in the production of ruminant animal feeds, with associated benefits in terms of meat quality and a reduced carbon footprint. For the full article, please see here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/turning-animal-feed-green-2
Differentiation between brain diseases could be aided by detection of a novel protein, scientists discovered. Scientists at the Roslin Institute have identified a novel marker to discriminate between different prion diseases in the brain. Different types of prion disease provoke different responses in the brain, the scientists observed. Prion diseases are infectious brain conditions that affect people and animals, caused by abnormally shaped prion proteins,...
Research funding will help to understand how one of the world’s most costly animal diseases spreads. The research will help scientists and farmers understand how the virus – called porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) – evolves, changes, moves, and persists, and to customise mitigation efforts accordingly. The data generated could be used to inform future vaccine designs. The new grant of nearly $3...
Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep cattle healthy. The findings build the clearest picture yet of how the microbes in a cow’s rumen – the first of its four stomachs – help cattle to digest, and extract energy from, their food. Researchers analysed the rumen contents of hundreds of cows and...