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My research focuses on animal-human relations and wellbeing as they are constituted together with particular environments. A key aim of this work is to understand how the joint practices and behaviours of people and animals influence - and are influenced by – the production of knowledge, health and governance arrangements. The related SEFARI work I lead on spans livestock production (e.g. biosecurity and how animal disease is understood and controlled), conservation at a community-scale (e.g. managing recreational conflicts to reconcile the wellbeing of local people and protected species) and
My long term interests focus on the relationship between sequence variation and protein function in relation to livestock disease. I have studied the immune system of livestock species and genetic variation of pathogens for over 20 years and am interested in the molecular interactions between host and pathogen. I am a Project Leader in Moredun Research Institute’s Vaccines Pillar and also part of EPIC, the Scottish Centre of Expertise on animal disease. As part of SEFARI and EPIC, I am involved in areas of research aiming to improve livestock production, efficiency and welfare whilst reducing
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is an economically important disease of cattle that causes abortion, infertility, and may increase rates of respiratory and gastro-intestinal disorders. The Scottish BVD eradication programme, led by the Scottish cattle industry and supported by Scottish Government, has had significant impact since 2010 - 90% of breeding holdings now have negative BVD status
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a common and costly disease in beef suckler and dairy herds worldwide. BVD leads to fertility problems in cows, death in persistently infected (PI) animals and predisposes animals of all ages to infection with other agents such as respiratory and enteric pathogens. PI animals play an important role in the transmission of the infection. Valid diagnostics and effective disease control measures such as vaccination are available. Various European countries aim to eradicate BVD in their livestock. In Scotland, Shetland has successfully eradicated the disease. The aim
SEFARI scientists make a significant contribution to the Scottish Government’s BVD Eradication Scheme. We inform this scheme through our unique and multi-disciplinary approach that uses epidemiological, economic, social science and molecular science to explore the wide-ranging implications of BVD. We also communicate with farmers and their vets to help them identify, understand and eradicate this viral disease. Since 2010, this scheme has increased the number of Scottish breeding holdings with negative BVD status from 72% to 91%. This is estimated to save the Scottish Dairy industry £38
My research interests relate to the exploration and design of novel methods for controlling pests and parasites particularly through exploiting their unique physiology and their interactions with the host. I am head of the Vaccines Pillar at Moredun Research Institute and also part of EPIC, the Scottish Centre of Expertise on animal disease outbreaks. Follow the links to find out more information about all of my research interests, activities and publications. For SEFARI I have contributed to the developed of a prototype vaccine exploiting multiple key proteins derived from Teladorsagia