Oxitec Launches New Scotland R&D Hub to Spearhead a New Global Fight Against Invasive Cattle Ticks

Oxitec Scotland

Oxitec has opened a new R&D Hub in Roslin, Scotland, to host a growing team of specialists dedicated to creating a Friendly™ biological solution to the world's most devastating cattle pest, the Asian blue cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus. Oxitec is collaborating with the globally respected livestock research organisation, the Roslin Institute, located outside of Edinburgh, Scotland.R. microplus spreads deadly cattle diseases, causes billions of dollars of losses to farmers across the world, and is widely resistant to chemical pesticides. It is spreading at an alarming rate through many African countries and is a growing threat to farmer livelihoods worldwide.View original content:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/oxitec-launches-new-scotland-rd-hub-to-spearhead-a-new-global-fight-against-invasive-cattle-ticks-302059786.html