MSD Animal Health Veterinary Surgeon Bursary

Please be advised that this year’s application window for the MSD Animal Health Veterinary Surgeon Bursaries will close on 30^th  November 2021.  MSD Animal Health can award up to two bursaries of up to £4000 each towards a ruminant research project relevant to any of the following subject areas: 

• Studies to investigate benefits incurred on farms resulting from prevention strategies for endemic infectious disease in youngstock, sheep or cattle, ruminant vaccination programmes or sealant use.
• Studies to investigate farmer attitudes/behaviours towards prevention strategies for endemic infectious disease in youngstock, sheep or cattle, vaccination programmes or sealant use.
• Cattle:

-Young stock health and management, particularly with respect to the effects of BRD & scour and their prevention

– Adult endemic infectious disease (e.g. IBR, Leptospirosis, BVD, Salmonellosis): effects on productivity & prevention

– Mastitis prevention, particularly with respect to use of sealants and dry period management

• Sheep:

– Abortion: effects on farm productivity & prevention

– Effects of clostridial and pasteurella infection on farm & prevention

– Effects of orf & prevention

– Effects of infectious lameness & prevention 

For further information, please visit www.msdahresearchbursary.co.uk and send any queries to:  msdahbursary@msd.com