OnFARM Podcast: Moredun on the Cutting Edge

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The Moredun Research Institute has come a long way since it was set up by Scottish farmers in 1920, in a bid to cut devastating livestock losses.

Monty hears how its latest breakthrough has revolutionised farming practices as far away as South Africa and Australia - and how researchers are even playing a crucial role in the fight against Covid-19.Guests this time:Al Nisbet - head of Moredun's vaccines and diagnostics departmentTom McNeilly, Moredun's head of disease controlMara Rocchi - head of Moredun's virus surveillance unitJessica Allport - merino sheep farmer in New South Wales, Australia