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Breeding sheep for a greener future – SBRT conference 2024

Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Sheep Breeders Round Table (SBRT) conference taking place  on the 15-17th November 2024 at the central location of the Radisson Blu Hotel East Midlands, Derby, DE74 2TZ. The conference Breeding sheep for a greener future will cover specific sheep breeding topics within the wider role of genetics, the essential building blocks for the future of the UK sheep industry.

£1.1m funding to develop genetic solutions for chronic infectious disease in sheep

A collaborative research team has been awarded a £1.1million grant to tackle the devastating impact of Maedi-visna (MV), a chronic infectious disease affecting sheep and goats.