Institute for Animal Health
- Institute for Animal Health
The Institute for Animal Health is a research institute in the United Kingdom dedicated to the study of infectious diseases of farm animals. It forms part of the UK government's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The institute employs many Scientists and Vets, along with a handful of PhD students.
Location
The institute has campuses at:
* Compton in Berkshire
* Pirbright in Surrey - shared with commercial company Merial
* Edinburgh in Scotland
ee also
*2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak
External links
* [http://www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk/ Official site]
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