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07 January 2026

Pirbright helps form the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group - Alliance dedicated to ‘making research matter’

The Pirbright Institute and other leading UK research agencies and institutes have today launched the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group. The new alliance of 35 organisations is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.

05 December 2025

European partnership studies reproductive form of PRRS

Scientists from the UK, Austria and Spain are to study the immune response of pigs to inform future control strategies for the reproductive form of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The globally distributed endemic disease causes reproductive failure in breeding stock and…

Megan E. Rawlins, Adeyinka J. Adedeji, Victoria I. Ifende, Sandra I. Ijoma, Rebecca B. Atai, Joel Y. Atuman, Gambo Panzam, Haruna W. Gotom, Idris H. Adamu, Anas U. Musa, Isa M. Sani, Paul Adamu, Mauzu Rani, Ijeoma O. Nwagbo, Jakawa B. Gyes, Jamo Aliyu, Jolly A. Adole, Banenat B. Dogonyaro, Maryam Muhammad, Georgina Limon (2025)

Development and validation of SR-DISVAXFIC: A mobile phone application for estimating the herd-level financial impact of small ruminant diseases and the potential benefits of vaccination in the field

Journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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flock of hen near grey wall by Brooke Cagle

26 November 2025

Understanding Marek’s Disease virus: sampling feathers to protect Indonesian poultry farming

Pirbright researcher Dr Steve Fiddaman , Avian Genetics , is collaborating with the University of Oxford ’s Professor Adrian Smith on a British Council project in Indonesia. Its objectives: to better understand chicken genetic and immune diversity across Indonesian islands, and to identify novel…

20 October 2025

Pirbright contributes £50m a year to UK economy

A new report highlights how The Pirbright Institute contributes £50m a year to the UK economy. Commissioned by Pirbright and carried out by public policy analysts SQW, the evaluation shows this equates to a Gross Value Added (GVA) economic impact of £471m over the past decade. The Institute is a…

Shaw AE, Lebani K, González Gordon L, Ihearahu UE, Wadsworth J, Hicks HM, Polo N, Freimanis G, Muhanguzi D, Tennakoon C, Orton RJ, Knowles NJ, Di Nardo A, Waters RA, Bronsvoort BM, King DP. (2025)

Universal amplification and sequencing of foot-and-mouth disease virus complete genomes using nanopore technology

Journal BMC Genomics

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Ortigas-Vasquez A, Bowen CD, Renner DW, Baigent SJ, Zhang Y, Yao Y, Nair V, Kennedy DA, Szpara ML. (2025)

High-fidelity long-read sequencing of an avian herpesvirus reveals extensive intrapopulation diversity in tandem repeat regions

Journal PLoS Pathogens

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Pirbright Scientist Honoured by Pakistan Academy of Sciences

International research project tackles threat of Avian Influenza

Scientists study wild pig immunity in quest for African Swine Fever vaccine

Pirbright helps form the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group - Alliance dedicated to ‘making research matter’

European partnership studies reproductive form of PRRS

Development and validation of SR-DISVAXFIC: A mobile phone application for estimating the herd-level financial impact of small ruminant diseases and the potential benefits of vaccination in the field

Understanding Marek’s Disease virus: sampling feathers to protect Indonesian poultry farming

Pirbright contributes £50m a year to UK economy

Universal amplification and sequencing of foot-and-mouth disease virus complete genomes using nanopore technology

High-fidelity long-read sequencing of an avian herpesvirus reveals extensive intrapopulation diversity in tandem repeat regions