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MSD Animal Health has awarded five vet student research bursaries for 2019. The awards are focused on supporting innovation and research in the veterinary industry, with five £1000 research bursaries given to vet students of UK vet schools for the best research project applications. The bursaries have been awarded to Alysia Empert-Gallegos of the University of Glasgow for her project on owner perspectives of feeding raw meat diets; Emily Freeman of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies for her research into helminth coinfection relationships between livestock and wildlife in rural Kenya; Jia Ni Goh (pictured) from the University of Nottingham for research into the characterisation of multidrug resistance in coliforms isolated from sheep feet in response to multiple footbath treatments; Kriti Saxena of the Royal Veterinary College for a project on the comparison of the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in faecal Escherichia coli from organic and non-organic broiler chicken farms in England; and Sarah Eikenbusch of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies for research into bovine tuberculosis – an eradication trial in Wales. Applicants were judged on the quality and clarity of their research projects, the realistic aspirations of the proposed project, the project’s potential value in terms of its clinical relevance, its societal or welfare impact, and its originality. The recipients will be invited to present their research conclusions at the annual MSD Animal Health research bursary day, when the two best projects will be awarded a further £1000 prize, and a £500 runner-up prize, respectively.