Acknowledgements
ADAS gratefully acknowledges the time freely given by all respondents to the telephone survey whose participation made this project possible. The support of those industry stakeholders and local authority representatives that contributed to this piece of work is also gratefully acknowledged.
The Team
The project team that worked on this study comprised specialists from ADAS, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency ( VLA), University of Strathclyde and independent consultants. Individuals involved and their respective roles were as follows;
ADAS
- Kate Philips, Principal Sheep Specialist
- Mark Temple, Principal Economist
- Sam Beechener, Project Manager
- Karen Wheeler, Senior Scientific Officer
- Elwyn Rees, Contract Manager
- Ian Cholmondeley, Socio-economist
VLA
- Alex Cook, Senior Veterinary Epidemiologist
- Peter Bates, Head of Parasitology Section
University of Strathclyde
- George Gettinby, Professor of Statistics
- Louise Kelly, Joint Appointment: Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis ( CERA), Veterinary Laboratories Agency ( VLA) and Department of Statistics and Modelling Science ( STAMS), University of Strathclyde
- Helen Powell, Student
Independent Consultants
- Ray Keatinge, Independent Sheep Consultant
- Harriet Fuller, Independent Veterinary Adviser