New panel to advise on animal health and welfare in Wales
3 Jun 2014 01:50 PM
Natural Resources Minister, Alun Davies, has appointed a
group of specialists to support the development and introduction of a new
Animal Health and Welfare Framework for Wales.
The
team of six experts will advise the Welsh Government on the prevention,
management and eradication of animal disease in an effort to improve the health
and welfare of both livestock and companion animals in Wales.
The
appointed panel members are from a range of backgrounds. They have been
appointed to ensure that the views of livestock keepers, animal owners and the
veterinary profession are reflected in the ten-year framework that seeks to
improve animal health and welfare standards across Wales and increase
partnership working with animal keepers.
Anglesey Farmer, Peredur Hughes has been appointed chair
of the group. As former chair of the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy
Steering Group, chairman of the North Wales Regional TB Eradication Board and
former president of NFU Cymru, Mr Hughes has extensive knowledge of Welsh
farming.
The
other group members are:
- David Davies, who runs a farming enterprise and property
letting business. Mr Davies is also chairman of the Welsh Advisory Board of NFU
Mutual Insurance and former president of the Welsh Dairy
Show.
- Huw
Davies, who manages a 280 acre National Trust tenanted hill farm. Mr Davies
also serves on various national and local committees and is Chair of the
Ruminant Standing Committee of the Farm Animal Welfare
Committee
- Moss Jones, director of the Welsh Agricultural
Organisation Society and managing director of Quality Welsh Food Certification
Ltd. Mr Jones is also company secretary of Welsh Lamb & Beef Producers Ltd,
Livestock Marketing and president of South Caernarfon
Creameries
- Ifan Lloyd, veterinary surgeon in clinical practice
and a senior partner of a veterinary group with
surgeries in Swansea and Neath. Mr Lloyd is the Welsh regional
representative on the British Veterinary Association (BVA)
Council
- Professor Joanna Price, Head of Bristol University
Veterinary School involved in teaching, administration and research. Professor
Price has spent time in veterinary practice in the UK and overseas and has held
a variety of academic positions, including Head of Department of Veterinary
Basic Sciences at the Royal Veterinary College, London.
Speaking about the appointments, Alun Davies
said:
“I am delighted to announce the members of the new
Wales Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group.
“Collectively, the group offers vast knowledge and
experience of animal health and welfare issues. I am confident that they will
provide the very best guidance, advice and expertise and help us to develop our
vision for the future of animal health and welfare in
Wales.”
Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales, Professor
Christianne Glossop said:
“Disease outbreaks and the measures to deal with
them can carry wide and costly consequences for public health, the economy and
the environment. Achieving high standards of animal health and welfare is
important to all of us.
“That is why we have established this group of
specialists. I look forward to working with them and to benefitting from to
their valuable advice on disease prevention and eradication in
Wales."
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