Bovine Tuberculosis Workshop 2013
The Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health of the University of Glasgow, together with the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine, hosted a two-day workshop on the scientific evidence of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain and in other parts of the world in May 2013.
Venue
The workshop was held at the Gartmore House in Gartmore, Stirling:
(http://www.gartmorehouse.com/what_we_offer/conferences.html).
Schedule
Thursday, May 9th
- 12.00 Transport from West End Glasgow
- 12.30 Arrival and Lunch
- 14:00 Introductions including one slide per person/group
All Participants' Slides - 14:30 First Session (including short presentation and breakout session)
Rowland Kao - Overview & Some General Aims
Different stokes for different folks: tailoring risk-based surveillance for bovine Tuberculosis in cattle
Speaker: Paul Bessell
Paul Bessell - Development Strategy
Discussion about the various aspects of risk-based surveillance and how it can be tailored - 15:45 Report back from first breakout
- 16.15 Coffee
- 16.45 Second Session
Wildlife: are badgers really different?
Speaker: Clare Benton/ Aurelie Courcoul
Clare Benton - Wildlife Reservoirs
What makes badgers a (potentially) very good reservoir for bTB
Aurelie Courcoul - Bovine Tb and wildlife in France
- 18:15 Report back from second breakout
- 18.45 End of first day
- 19.00 Drinks
- 20.00 Dinner
Friday, May 10th
- 07.30 Breakfast (to 8.45)
- 09.00 Arrival of off-site participants
- 09.15 Third session
What can whole genome sequencing do for you?
Speaker: Michael Deason
Michael Deason - Whole Genome Sequencing
Illustration of what we know about the resolution this technique offers and how it can improve our research - 10.30 Report back from third breakout
- 11.00 Coffee
- 11.20 Final Session
The people speak: results from a survey of workshop participants
Speaker: Liliana Salvador/Rowland Kao
Rowland Kao - Final Session
Results of the survey sent to participants. Discussion about the most relevant questions - 12.35 Report back from final breakout and summation
- 13.15 Lunch and departure (including transportation to West End, Glasgow)
Afternoon: Group walk (depending on weather conditions!)
Transportation to West End Glasgow
Contacts
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
University of Glasgow
464 Bearsden Rd.
Glasgow G61 1QH
Tel: +44 -141-330-8437
Fax: +44-141-330-5602
Rowland Kao
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
University of Glasgow
464 Bearsden Rd.
Glasgow G61 1QH
Tel: +44-141-330-5770
Fax: +44-141-330-5602
Workshop Summary and Survey Results
Please click on this link - Survey Results - bTB Workshop 2013
Participants
| Surname | Firstname | Institute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy | Darrell | Darrell.Abernethy at up.ac.za | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Allepuz | Alberto | Alberto.Allepuz at cresa.uab.cat | CRESA - UAB, Spain |
| Authie | Edith | Edith.AUTHIE at anses.fr | ANSES, France |
| Benton | Clare | Clare.Wigmore at fera.gsi.gov.uk | FERA, UK |
| Bessell | Paul | Paul.Bessell at roslin.ed.ac.uk | The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Bezos | Javier | jbezosga at visavet.ucm.es | VISAVET, Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense, Spain |
| Conlan | Andrew | ajkc2 at cam.ac.uk | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Coulson | Nick | nick.coulson at foodandfarming.co.uk | Food and Farming Compliance, UK |
| Courcoul | Aurelie | Aurelie.COURCOUL at anses.fr | ANSES, France |
| Crisp | Joseph | j.crisp.1 research.gla.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Crump | Ron | R.E.Crump at warwick.ac.uk | University of Warwick |
| de la Rua-Domenech | Ricardo | Ricardo.DelaRua-Domenech at ahvla.gsi.gov.uk | AHVLA, UK |
| Deason | Michael | michael.deason at glasgow.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Delahay | Dez | Dez.Delahay at fera.gsi.gov.uk | FERA, UK |
| Doherty | Thomas | thomas.doherty at glasgow.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Drewe | Julian | jdrewe at rvc.ac.uk | Royal Veterinay College, University of London, UK |
| Garcia Saenz | Ariadna | ariadna.garcia at cresa.uab.cat | CRESA - UAB, Spain |
| Gibbens | Jane | Jane.Gibbens at ahvla.gsi.gov.uk | AHVLA, UK |
| Goodchild | Tony | Tony.Goodchild at ahvla.gsi.gov.uk | AHVLA, UK |
| Kao | Rowland | rowland.kao at glasgow.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Menzies | Fraser | Fraser.Menzies at dardni.gov.uk | DARD Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, UK |
| Mitchell | Andy | Andrew.Mitchell at ahvla.gsi.gov.uk | AHVLA, UK |
| Muskens | Jan | j.muskens at gddeventer.com | Animal Health Service, Deventer, The Netherlands |
| Muwonge | Adrian | adrian.muwonge at roslin.ed.ac.uk | The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Price-Carter | Marian | Marian.Price-Carter at agresearch.co.nz | AgResearch, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, New Zealand |
| Robinson | Philip P | p.a.robinson at durham.ac.uk | University of Durham, UK |
| Rushton | Ruth | ruth.rushton2 at virgin.net | NHS, UK |
| Salvador | Liliana | liliana.salvador at glasgow.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Siben | Li | sibenli11 at gmail.com | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Skuce | Robin | Robin.Skuce at afbini.gov.uk | Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, UK |
| Sternberg-Lewerin | Susanna | Susanna.Sternberg-Lewerin at slu.se | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
| Trewby | Hannah | h.trewby.1 at research.gla.ac.uk | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Wilsmore | Tony | tony.wilsmore at panveeru.net | VEERU, University of Reading, UK |
| Wint | William | william.wint at zoo.ox.ac.uk | University of Oxford, UK |