

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead and Public Health Minister, Shona Robison met some of the scientists involved in this work to hear how Scottish science is working across the food chain to help to improve our health and boost the food and drink industry.
Research projects discussed included the use of ultrasound scanning to improve meat quality, improving the management of
Mr Lochhead said: "Scottish science is making a significant input to our developing national food and drink policy, which aims to boost the industry and support healthier and more environmentally sustainable choices.
"Our cross-cutting food and drink policy aims to join up government working on every part of the food chain from farm gate to plate. The fascinating work outlined today highlights the valuable contribution made by our world-class scientific researchers."
Scientists from the
Much of this research is supported by Scottish Government funding of approximately £60 million per year, as part of the main research areas of the Government's five year scientific programme 2005 to 2010.
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