vaccine development. Function The Pirbright Institute carries out research, diagnostics and surveillance viruses carried by animals, such as foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), African swine fever, bluetongue, lumpy skin disease and avian and swine flu farm animals. Understanding of viruses comes from molecular biology. It carries out surveillance activities on farm animal health and disease movement in the UK. Services Arthropod supplies Diagnostics & Surveillance Disinfectant testing Flow cytometry & cell sorting Products - Includes positive sera, inactived antigens, diagnostic kits, viral cultures and live midges. Training courses Location The institute had two sites at: Compton in Berkshire – closed in early 2016 and services relocated to Pirbright where new facilities had been constructed. Pirbright in Surrey – shared with commercial company Merial See also 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak World Organisation for Animal Health Bluetongue disease Veterinary Laboratories Agency (now part of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency) Animal Health (now part of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency) Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (an Executive Agency of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) References External links Agricultural research institutes in the United Kingdom Agricultural organisations based in England Animal health in England Animal research institutes Animal virology Biotechnology in the United Kingdom Biotechnology organizations Genetics or genomics research institutions Medical research institutes in the United Kingdom Microbiology institutes Research institutes established in 1987 Research institutes in Berkshire Research institutes in Surrey Veterinary research institutes 1987 establishments in England Veterinary medicine in England