John Russell Greig

101 Ferry Road, Edinburgh
The grave of John Russell Greig, Warriston Cemetery

John McDougal Russell Greig CBE FRSE MRCVS (September 1889-1 May 1963) was a Scottish veterinarian who was Director of the Moredun Research Institute from 1930 to 1954. He is noted for the development of several important animal vaccines: Enzootic abortion in ewes; Braxy and Louping ill.[1] His work on milk effectively created "clean milk" for the first time in Britain.[2]

  1. ^ "Phone call reveals links to Moredun's past". Moredun Magazine. Autumn/Winter: 1. 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
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