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Inquiries / Foot and Mouth Disease
Chaired by Professor Ian Cunningham, this group, with members drawn from veterinary health, medicine, farming, economics, tourism, consumers and the general public, was tasked with conducting a wide-ranging assessment of the impact of the disease on animal health and examining the social and economic consequences of the epidemic on the countryside and on Scotland as a whole.
Particular emphasis was placed on future methods of prevention and control. Over the Inquiry, the group received over 100 written evidence submissions, held public meetings in Dumfries and the Scottish Borders, and heard over 50 oral evidence submissions.
The report made 27 recommendations including the need to treat future livestock epidemics, not just as an agricultural problem but to take into account wider economic and social aspects. It also recommended the incorporation of emergency barrier or ring vaccination as an adjunct to the slaughter of clinical cases, reducing the numbers of animals requiring to be slaughtered. The Scottish Executive has supported and is seeking to address the recommendations of the report.
Full Report (PDF)
Summary Report (PDF)
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