IAH opens new dairy and announces unique cattle breeding programme

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On Wednesday 13 April NFU President Mr Tim Bennett officially opened a state-of-the-art dairy facility at the Institute for Animal Health in Compton, Berkshire. Through the availability of the new unit, the Institute will be establishing a large herd of ‘MHC-defined’ cattle that will provide a powerful research tool, which will be as important for veterinary medicine as genetically defined mice are for studies of human diseases.

State of the art facilities at the IAH dairy

Acting Director Professor Martin Shirley, “Our new dairy is a world-class facility, which reflects our commitment to the mastery of infectious diseases through scientifi. . .