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A research partnership co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Government of India aims to understand and control lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Indian cattle. The project aligns expertise from The Pirbright Institute, the Indian Council for Agricultural Research…

A new web portal that helps scientists and policymakers tackle global foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been launched. OpenFMD brings together important resources for global surveillance of FMD. The suite of new analytical tools has been developed by The Pirbright Institute…

The Pirbright Institute is supporting the UK’s fight to control bluetongue virus (BTV) following a restricted zone declaration by the Chief Veterinary Officer. The Institute’s Reference Laboratories play a key national role in screening ruminant blood samples to detect BTV…

Spread by biting midges, bluetongue virus poses a significant threat to livestock production and trade. Discover how scientists at The Pirbright Institute predict, detect, understand and respond to bluetongue virus.

Spread by biting midges, bluetongue virus poses a significant threat to livestock production and trade. Discover how scientists at The Pirbright Institute predict, detect, understand and respond to bluetongue virus.

Spread by biting midges, bluetongue virus poses a significant threat to livestock production and trade. Discover how scientists at The Pirbright Institute predict, detect, understand and respond to bluetongue virus.

Spread by biting midges, bluetongue virus poses a significant threat to livestock production and trade. Discover how scientists at The Pirbright Institute predict, detect, understand and respond to bluetongue virus.

Our bluetongue virus specialist, Dr Carrie Batten, shares insights into a disease that threatens the livestock industry. What is bluetongue virus? Bluetongue does not affect people or food safety. It is a disease of sheep, cattle and other ruminants caused by the bluetongue…

The Pirbright Institute has begun testing for bluetongue virus (BTV) following a single reported case in Norfolk. The UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed a case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in a single sheep at a premises near Haddiscoe, the first case detected in the…

The Pirbright Institute has begun testing for bluetongue virus (BTV) following a single reported case in Norfolk. The UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed a case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in a single sheep at a premises near Haddiscoe, the first case detected in the…