Published Date:
04 March 2010
Chief Reporter
A TEAM of Midlothian scientists is to travel to Africa to study plant-based treatments for parasites.
The researchers from the Scottish Agricultural College, based at the Bush Estate, have been awarded a £900,000 grant from a £13 million international development research programme.
The team, led by Dr Jos Houdijk, will travel to Ethiopia to study the effectiveness of the plant-based treatments used by native herdsmen.
Their project has links with similar Scottish work on plants like chicory.
The SAC study on chicory is well-recognised by leading sheep farmers and has shown that stock grazed on chicory have fewer worm problems and grow faster than those grazed on conventional pasture.
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Last Updated:
02 March 2010 3:39 PM
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