Industry Profile - Valentina Busin: 'Even as an island the UK is not isolated'

Sheep were the reason Valentina Busin came to Scotland and the reason she stayed. From on farm experience to virus surveillance, she shares why farmer–vet collaboration matter more than ever.

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Industry Profile - Valentina Busin: 'Even as an island  the UK is not isolated'

Valentina Busin, head of the Veterinary Surveillance Unit at the Moredun Research Institute, believes that the farmer–veterinary–research partnership is vital to protecting the national flock, with farmers...

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