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The ongoing impacts of Covid-19 in Scotland’s rural and island communities

Summary report, March 2022

Highlights

  • Land and Communities

    • Tree diseases: wider ecological impacts and management implications

    Keynote speaker at BiFor Conference 21 January 2021

    The Transport, Fate and Impact of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment in Scotland

    A SEFARI Specialist Advisory Group was established to understand the level of risk of the most prevalent pharmaceuticals found in the environment as a result of (human) clinical use in the Scottish environment. Veterinary pharmaceuticals were not considered in this project. A literature review was conducted to determine the most common pharmaceuticals found in both the terrestrial and aquatic environments in Scotland, review their potential fate and impact and conduct an environmental risk assessment using the data from the literature review.

    Impact of Controlling of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus in Livestock Through Evidence-driven Behaviour Changes on Farms and Through Veterinarians

    Established health schemes to control Bovine Viral  Diarrhoea (BVD) on Scottish farms and subsequently underpinned the rationale for cost-effective control strategies that have been adopted in health schemes around the UK. The farm-level savings to the industry from future eradication are estimated by Scottish Government to be £50-£80m.

  • Plant and Animal Health