Billionaires and multimillionaires with a penchant for racing have steadfastly filled the stalls for 30 years, the vast majority of seasonal licensees boarding horses coming through word-of-mouth recommendations.
As well as foot-and-mouth, the institute also focuses on diseases in cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, including lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease and equine encephalosis.