Compton Laboratory
Compton Laboratory, which has some 233 employees plus research students and visiting scientists, is the administrative centre of the Institute. It is situated within the village of Compton, near Newbury, Berkshire. It is at Compton Laboratory that we study disease-causing agents (pathogens) that are usually present (endemic) in the UK. Our focus at Compton is on the immune systems of cattle and poultry, and selected diseases of these species:
Cattle:
Poultry:
- avian influenza virus
- the bacteria Campylobacter, Escherichia coli and Salmonella
- Eimeria, a protozoan that causes coccidiosis
- infectious bronchitis virus
- infectious bursal disease virus
- Marek's disease virus (for which IAH is the Reference Laboratory for the EU and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Compton Laboratory runs an annual two-week Poultry Health Course.
The Compton area is the home of the Institute's farm, which provides high quality animals for experiments, and operates on a commercial basis, including milk production.
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