Closures, shortage of staff and lack of funding has seriously damaged the UKs dairy research sector, according to two senior ex-researchers.

There are fears that the UK dairy industry will become increasingly dependent on international research sources after closures, notably that of the Hannah Institute in Scotland and the National Institute for Research in Dairying in Reading.
The UK dairy research began its decline more than two decades ago after the government cut funding and centres failed to raise funds from an industry not used to buying their research.
A government report has said that: