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Dr Farina Khattak

Farina is a poultry nutritionist extensively involved in planning, executing, analysing and reporting commercial nutritional projects. She works closely with national and international poultry industry and her research focuses on the following primary areas:

Farina Khattak

Monogastric Science Research Centre,

SRUC,

Roslin Institute Building,

Easter Bush,

Midlothian,

EH25 9RG

Teresa Shutter

Teresa is the head of the innovation hub, more can be found here.

Teresa Shutter

Scotland’s Rural College,

2 Technopole Centre,

Bush Estate,

Penicuik,

Midlothian,

EH26 0PJ

A3 SCOTLAND Conference

Industry, investors, scientists and government officials from all over the world will gather in Edinburgh, Scotland's dynamic and stunning capital city, seeking strategic partnerships and to discover the latest in research and development.

More details about the conference and how to register can be found here.

The full conference programme can be found here.

26th-27th April 2022 - 09:00 to 17:00

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Scotland’s Plant Health Conference 2020 Draft Programme

Scotland’s Plant Health Conference

This conference brings together stakeholders from across the sectors of Horticulture, Forestry, Agriculture and the Natural Environment and is a great opportunity for organisations and individuals to share and discuss their plant health issues and catch up on the latest policies relevant to Scotland. The conference last year was very well received by its 120 delegates and, with 2020 being designated as the International Year of Plant Health, we hope that your participation will help to make next month’s event even more of a success!

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Tail biting in pigs: developing a machine vision early warning system for farmers

Tail biting affects growing pigs in Scotland and around the world and has no simple solution. It begins in a sudden and unpredictable way, then spreads through a group. It can lead to losses at the abattoir due to carcass condemnation, estimated at around 1% of pigs.

Reception to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The reception will be held in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 15 January 2020, 6-8pm, in celebration of the 350^th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and is invitation only.

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Pigs and Poultry - Optimising Production

View the programme for the day and you can register here.

The event is funded by SEFARI Gateway's Responsive Opportunity Fund.

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Ann McLaren

Ann is a research scientist based at SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre, with main research interests of:

Investigating the genetic aspects of new/novel traits to help improve performance, production, health and welfare of livestock.
Assessing the relationships between genetic and environmental influences on livestock production systems.
Sheep breeding programmes
Hill sheep production systems

Ann McLaren

Hill & Mountain Research Centre
Kirkton Farm
Crianlarich, FK20 8RU

Cowtastrophy: Tested in the Field!

The basic scenario of the Cowtastrophy app is that the participant is the Chief Veterinary Officer on an imaginary island. A fast spreading disease is affecting cattle on the island. It is their job to control the disease using a combination of the available options, which are: livestock movement restrictions, vaccination and culling.

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