Assessing the Likelihood of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Incursion Into the Gamebird Sector in Great Britain via Designated Hatcheries, 2022 Mayumi Fujiwara, Harriet Auty, Ian Brown and Lisa Boden Frontiers in Veterinary Science 22 Apr 2022 Visit page
Exact Bayesian inference of epidemiological parameters from mortality data: application to African swine fever virus David A. Ewing, Christopher M. Pooley, Kokouvi M. Gamado, Thibaud Porphyre and Glenn Marion Journal of the Royal Society Interface 09 Mar 2022 Visit page
Dairy farmer practices and attitudes relating to pasture-based and indoor production systems in Scotland. Orla K. Shortall and Altea Lorenzo-Arribas PLOS One 03 Feb 2022 Visit page
Phylodynamic analysis of an emergent Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in an area with no previously known wildlife infections G. Rossi*, J. Crispell,T. Brough, S.J. Lycett*, P.C.L. White, A. Allen, R.J. Ellis, S.V. Gordon, R. Harwood, E. Palkopoulou, E.L. Presho, R. Skuce, G.C. Smith, R.R. Kao* Journal of Applied Ecology *EPIC members contributed to this work funded by BBSRC, DAERA and Defra 01 Nov 2021 Visit page
Quantifying changes in the British cattle movement network Andrew J. Duncan*, Aaron Reeves, George J. Gunn, Roger W. Humphry* Preventive Veterinary Medicine. * Funded by Strategic Research Programme 2016–2021 29 Oct 2021 Visit page
Epidemiology and Cost of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Eradication in Small Ruminants in the United Arab Emirates—Disease Spread and Control Strategies Simulations Eihab M. Fathelrahman, Aaron Reeves*, Meera S. Mohamed, Yassir M. Eltahir Ali, Adil I. El Awad, Oum-Keltoum Bensalah, Afra A. Abdalla Animals, 2021 * EPIC Member Aaron Reeves contribute to this work funded by UAEU Program for Advanced Research. 09 Sep 2021 Visit page
Review: Models of natural pest control: towards predictions across agricultural landscapes Nikolaos Alexandridis Glenn Marion*, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Matteo Dainese, Johan Ekroos, Heather Grab, Mattias Jonsson, Daniel S.Karp, Carsten Meyer, Megan E.O'Rourke, Mikael Pontarp, Katja Poveda, Ralf Seppelt, Henrik G. Smith, Emily A. Martin and Yann Clough Biological Control * EPIC Member 03 Sep 2021 Visit page
Overview of cattle diseases listed under category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law (AHL) for which control programmes are in place within Europe Hodnik, JJ, et al., * | Frontiers in Veterinary Science * EPIC member Gunn, GJ contributed to this work funded by COST Action 30 Jul 2021 Visit page
Exploiting Scanning Surveillance Data to Inform Future Strategies for the Control of Endemic Diseases: The Example of Sheep Scab Eilidh Geddes, Sibylle Mohr, Elizabeth Sian Mitchell, Sara Robertson, Anna M. Brzozowska, Stewart T. G. Burgess and Valentina Busin Eilidh Geddes, Sibylle Mohr*, Elizabeth Sian Mitchell, Sara Robertson, Anna M. Brzozowska, Stewart T. G. Burgess* and Valentina Busin. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. * EPIC members contributed to this work. 16 Jul 2021 Visit page
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus seroprevalence in Scottish finishing pigs between 2006 and 2018 Correia-Gomes, C, Duncan, A, Ward, A, Pearce, M, Eppink, L, Webster, G, McGowan, A & Thomson, J Veterinary Record 31 May 2021 Visit page
A novel approach for predicting risk of vector-borne disease establishment in marginal temperate environments under climate change: West Nile virus in the UK David A. Ewing, Bethan V. Purse, Christina A. Cobbold and Steven M. White Journal of the Royal Society Interface 26 May 2021 Visit page
Laboratory-based evaluation of a simplified point-of-care test intended to support treatment decisions in non-severe bovine clinical mastitis Francisco B. Malcata , P. Theo Pepler* , Ruth N. Zadoks and Lorenzo Viora Journal of Dairy Research *EPIC Member Theo Pepler contributed to this work 07 May 2021 Visit page
Association of days in close up, gestation length, and rumination around time of calving with disease and pregnancy outcomes in multiparous dairy cows J.G. Cook, P.T. Pepler*, L. Viora Journal of Dairy Science *EPIC Member Theo Pepler contributed to this work 29 Apr 2021 Visit page
Two good interview questions: Mobilizing the ‘good farmer’ and the ‘good day’ concepts to enable more-than-representational research Lee-Ann Sutherland* Socialogica Ruralis, 2021 * EPIC Member Lee-Ann Sutherland conducted this RESAS Strategic Research Program funded work 08 Apr 2021 Visit page
Management and biosecurity practices by small to medium egg producers in Scotland Correia-Gomes, C., Henry M.K., Reeves A., and Sparks N. British Poultry Science, 2021 22 Feb 2021 Visit page
Multi‑species temporal network of livestock movements for disease spread Anne‑Sophie Ruget, Gianluigi Rossi, P. Theo Pepler, Gaël Beaunée, Christopher J. Banks, Jessica Enright and Rowland R. Kao Applied Network Science, 2021 18 Feb 2021 Visit page
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Pre-harvest Meat Safety Interventions to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Broilers: a Systematic Review Pessoa, J, Rodrigues da Costa, M*, Nesbakken, T and Meemken, D Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2021 *EPIC scientist Maria Costa contributed to this work funded by COST Action 14 Feb 2021 Visit page
Using machine learning improves predictions of herd-level bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain K. Stański, S. Lycett, T. Porphyre & B. M. de C. Bronsvoort Scientific Reports, 2021 26 Jan 2021 Visit page
Estimating antimicrobial usage based on sales to beef and dairy farms from UK veterinary practices RW Humphry, MK Henry, A Reeves, Giles T. Innocent, C Correia-Gomes, R Smith, CS Mason, GJ Gunn, Sue Tongue Veterinary Record, 2021 17 Jan 2021 Visit page
The Impacts of Climate Change on Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Risk Lucy Gilbert Annual Review of Entomology 01 Jan 2021 Visit page
Identifying likely transmissions in Mycobacterium bovis infected populations of cattle and badgers using the Kolmogorov Forward Equations Gianluigi Rossi, Joseph Crispell, Daniel Balaz, Samantha J. Lycett*, Clare H. Benton, Richard J. Delahay & Rowland R. Kao* Scientific Reports, 2020 *EPIC scientists, Samantha Lycett & Rowland Kao contributed to this work funded by Defra, BBSRC and SFI 15 Dec 2020 Visit page
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Food Security Fernando O. Mardones, Karl M. Rich, Lisa A. Boden, Andrea I. Moreno-Switt, Marisa L. Caipo, Natalia Zimin-Veselkoff, Abdulaziz M. Alateeqi and Isabelle Baltenweck Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 10 Nov 2020 Visit page
Novel industry-government governance mechanisms for the eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea in the UK and Ireland Orla Shortall Adam Calo Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 04 Nov 2020 Visit page
Exploiting Scanning Surveillance Data to Assess the Impact of Different Initiatives and Inform Future Strategies to Control Sheep Scab, 2020 Geddes, E. , Mohr, S. , Mitchell, S., Robertson, S., Brzozowska, A., Burgess, S. and Busin, V. Proceedings of International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goats 2020 16 Oct 2020 Visit page
Editorial: Risk-Based Evidence for Animal Health Policy Lisa A. Boden, Harriet K. Auty, Amy Delgado, John D. Grewar, Amy D. Hagerman, Thibaud Porphyre and George C. Russell Frontiers in Veterinary Epidemiology, 2020 04 Sep 2020 Visit page
Standardizing output-based surveillance to control non-regulated cattle diseases: Aspiring for a single general regulatory framework in the European Union, 2020 Lina Costa, Elsa L. Duarte, Tanja Knific, Jaka Jakob Hodnik, Annikavan Roon, Christine Fourichon, Xhelil Kolec, Gerdienvan Schaik, George Gunn*, Aurélien Madouasse, John Berezowski, Inge Santman-Berendsd Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2020 *EPIC scientist George Gunn contribute to this work 25 Aug 2020 Visit page
Genesis and spread of multiple reassortants during the 2016/2017 H5 avian influenza epidemic in Eurasia. Samantha J. Lycett, Anne Pohlmann, Christoph Staubach, Valentina Caliendo, Mark Woolhouse, Martin Beer, Thijs Kuiken, and Global Consortium for H5N8, and Related Influenza Viruses PNAS, 2020 07 Aug 2020 Visit page
Perinatal mortality in 23 beef herds in Orkney: incidence, risk factors and aetiology. Rhona Norquay, Jayne Orr, Bob Norquay, Kathryn Amanda Ellis, John F Mee, Aaron Reeves*, Sandra Scholes and Tim Geraghty Veterinary Record, 2020. *EPIC Scientist Aaron Reeves contributed to this work. 09 Jul 2020 Visit page
Identifying Environmental Risk Factors for Louping Ill Virus Seroprevalence in Sheep and the Potential to Inform Wildlife Management Policy Lucy Gilbert, Franz Brülisauer, Kim Willoughby and Chris Cousens Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 30 Jun 2020 Visit page
Exploring global food system shocks, scenarios and outcomes. Hannah Hamilton, Roslyn Henry, Mark Rounsevell, Dominic Moran, Frances Cossar, Kathleen Allen, Lisa Boden*, Peter Alexander Futures, 2020. * EPIC Scientist Lisa Boden contributed to this work. 27 Jun 2020 Visit page
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat samples in Scotland Jacqueline Plaza Filip Dámek Isabelle Villena Elisabeth A. Innes Frank Katzer Clare M.Hamilton Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020 12 Jun 2020 Visit page