Pan-island network for animal disease control- workshop report

In February 2025, livestock production representatives (farmers, crofters, vets, and other 
stakeholders) from the island groups for Orkney, Shetland, and Lewis and Harris gathered 
in Inverness for a two day ‘Pan-Island Workshop’ to share their experiences around 
animal disease control, with a focus on the disease sheep scab, which is caused by 
infestation with the ectoparasitic sheep scab mite (Figure 2). The meeting was hosted by 
the James Hutton (JHI) and Moredun Institutes (MRI) and funded by EPIC Scotland and 
the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (SRP).