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The Pirbright Institute welcomes two new Trustee Board members

As a registered charity and an independent company, The Pirbright Institute is governed by a Board of non-executive Trustee Directors. The Institute has appointed two new Trustees for 2022: Professor Deenan Pillay and Professor Mike Turner. The new Trustees are joining the…

HEPA Deck at the Pirbright Institute

HEPA Filtration - validation, testing and changing: Instructor-led

Learn about HEPA filters and how to test and validate them.

Infectious bursal disease (IBD): eLearning

Learn about infectious bursal disease virus, how it spreads and the clinical signs.

Pirbight's Plowright building from afar with wild plants in front

Meet our team

Meet our Senior Leadership Board (SLB), key people and disease experts.

Close up of three white chickens pecking at feed in a wooden trough

Researchers at Pirbright discover more about how chickens fight Marek’s disease

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have identified key differences in the immune response of chickens that are resistant to Marek’s disease, and those that are not. This research could pave the way for the development of more effective vaccines against this serious…

Alkhumra haemorrhagic fever virus

Alkhumra haemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic virus.

A glass model of foot and mouth disease virus in black and white

Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM)

Accelerating the development and deployment of vaccines for neglected and emerging livestock and zoonotic diseases. Our governance CVIM is part of The Pirbright Institute but scientifically independent as reflected in our independent Chair for the Joint Oversight Committee…

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Wild boar visits to commercial pig farms in southwest England: implications for disease transmission

Contact between wild animals and farmed livestock may result in disease transmission with huge financial, welfare and ethical consequences. Conflicts between people and wildlife can also arise when species such as wild boar ( Sus scrofa) consume crops or dig up pasture. This…

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Wild boar visits to commercial pig farms in southwest England: implications for disease transmission

Contact between wild animals and farmed livestock may result in disease transmission with huge financial, welfare and ethical consequences. Conflicts between people and wildlife can also arise when species such as wild boar ( Sus scrofa) consume crops or dig up pasture. This…

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Marek's disease virus-specific T cells proliferate, express antiviral cytokines but have impaired degranulation response

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) haplotype is one of the major determinants of genetic resistance and susceptibility of chickens to Marek's disease (MD) which is caused by an oncogenic herpesvirus; Marek's disease virus (MDV). To determine differential functional…