Publication - Advice and guidance
Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)
Advice on the requirements of Scotland’s BVD eradication scheme and details of the screening programme.
BVD Advisory Group
The BVD advisory group oversees Scotland’s BVD eradication scheme.
It monitors progress, considers the options for inclusion in the scheme and determines content of BVD legislation.
The advisory group usually meets at least twice a year, meetings are online or in in-person in Edinburgh.
The members are:
| Organisation/industry group | Current representatives |
| Aberdeenshire Council | David Gillanders |
| Animal & Plant Health Agency | Campbell Low |
| Beef farmer | Charlie Adam |
| Dairy farmer | Bruce Mackie |
| Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers Scotland | Neil Wilson |
| Moredun Research Institute | Peter Nettleton |
| Moredun Research Institute | George Russell |
| National Farmers’ Union of Scotland | Andrew Connon |
| National Farmers’ Union of Scotland | Penny Middleton |
| National Farmers’ Union of Scotland | John Ritchie |
| Perth and Kinross Council | Ashley Farquharson |
| Priory Veterinary Centre, Whithorn | David Campion |
| Quality Meat Scotland | Bruce McConachie |
| ScotEID | Jon Bjerland |
| ScotEID | Josie Forth |
| Scottish Government | Ian Murdoch |
| Scottish Government | Jenny Purcell |
| Scottish Government | Amy Balmer |
| South Ayrshire Council | Lynsay Bradford |
| SRUC Veterinary Services | Helen Carty |
Contact
ScotEID - the BVD database and helpline