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‘You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may, I say.’ I suspect farmers feel like they receive plenty of advice served up in the relentless manner of Sam in Dr Seuss’ children’s book, Green Eggs and Ham. Tellingly, the well-meaning advisors are frequently not farmers. Livestock farmers often feel unfairly criticised by press coverage, usually dwelling on negative environmental and human health impacts of red meat production, while underplaying the varied benefits of livestock farming, especially here in Scotland. Increasingly vocal environmental
A healthy soil can provide us with nutritious food, clean water, provide habits for biodiversity, and can slow the impacts of climate change. This project will strengthen our understanding and help protect soils, improve soil health, and identify the roles and contributions of Scotland’s soils in delivering key beneficial services (e.g. food production and other wider benefits).
I am an early career researcher interested in the intersection between humans and the environment. My research focuses on how we can create transformational changes in our society to ensure a sustainable way of living for people and planet. I am involved in a variety of projects that utilise my skills in qualitative research, stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange. I also spend some of my time assisting in the delivery of the Environmental Protection and Management MSc. I have a BSc in Psychology and a BA in Sustainability Studies from the University of Florida, USA, as well as an MSc
Antimicrobials are often the last line of defence in protecting animal health and maintaining animal welfare standards. This project is providing a deeper understanding of the consequences of antimicrobial use in livestock production to extend the useful lifespan of individual antimicrobials and reduce risk to public health and the wider environment.
Development of novel tools and technologies for the improved control and prevention of economically-important conditions and diseases of livestock in Scotland. These include reproductive failure, lungworms, Johne’s disease, sheep scab, bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) and bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
This project is focusing on understanding the risk of emerging vector-borne zoonoses that could affect human and animal health in Scotland and improving our understanding of the transmission of two bacteria which cause food-borne zoonoses in Scotland. Data generated in this project is informing control strategies and is providing mitigation which could break transmission chains, improve animal welfare and production, and save human life.
It is vital to understand the contribution of resident intestinal bacteria to the environmental flow of antimicrobial resistance genes. We will isolate resistant commensal bacteria from diverse sources, assess the co-carriage of heavy metal resistance genes on mobile genetic elements, compare identical resistance genes between non-harmful and pathogenic bacteria, and investigate the impact selective pressure has on gene evolution and transfer.