Update on the equine grass sickness biobank, database and research project

2024/05/31 by Beth Wells
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · #Vector-Borne Animal Diseases #Microbial infections and disease research #Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/vetr.4361

Abstract

Beth Wells, equine grass sickness project lead at the Moredun Research Institute, encourages vets to report any equine grass sickness cases they encounter and explains how case reports and samples are being used to support research into this complex disease.

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