Turning to soil science to solve equine grass sickness

Our latest Hutton Highlights podcast looks at how efforts to discover the mystery cause of a devastating horse disease called equine grass sickness (EGS) have turned to soil science here at the Hutton.

We talk with experts from the Hutton and Moredun Research Institute, which is leading research in this area, on what this disease is, why we’re now looking at soil and what’s involved. We’re also joined by sisters Gillian Green and Emily Anderson, who have experienced the horror of equine grass sickness first hand. Between them, they are now helping to contribute to the work to find the cause of this deadly diseases.

To support this work, please visit Equine Grass Sickness | The James Hutton Institute

Interviewer:

Elaine Maslin, Media Officer at the Hutton

Guests:

Dr Beth Wells, a research scientist at Moredun Research Institute/the Equine Grass Sickness Fund.

Gillian Green, owner of equine grass sickness disease survivor Jed and manager of the National Soils Archive at the Hutton. 

Emily Anderson, Gillian’s sister, horse owner and local business owner.

Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of the Soil Forensics Group within the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group at the Hutton.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Moredun Research Institute
Biobank – Equine Grass Sickness Fund
National Soils Archive

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