Webinar on £9m funding initiative for endemic livestock diseases

Register now for a webinar about a new £9m funding initiative for endemic livestock diseases.

The webinar will include a pre-announcement about the Endemic Livestock Diseases Initiative, and perspectives on Successful Partnerships with sheep farmer Clare Wise, poultry researcher Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College), and Martin Smith, Head of Veterinary Services at Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd.

BBSRC, with Defra, DAERA, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and AHDB, are launching a £9M initiative to tackle the challenge of endemic diseases in UK livestock. Register now for this webinar about collaborative research, translation and husbandry approaches to reducing the impacts of UK endemic diseases in livestock. Thursday 2 September 2021, 14:30-15:30.

Through the Initiative, researchers will work with farmers, businesses and other organisations to develop projects to reduce the incidence and spread of endemic diseases. The research will support the livestock industry’s continued progress in improving animal health and welfare and reducing environmental impacts. The webinar on 2 September will include early news about the Initiative and a discussion with an experienced panel on how academic researchers can co-develop projects with users.