Welfare outcomes for livestock transported on Northern Isles ferry routes

Acknowledgements

This work was funded by the Scottish Government with additional support from the EU TechCare project. We gratefully acknowledge the constructive engagement, flexibility and help of the stakeholders who facilitated data collection for this project, in particular Kris Bevan and the freight management team at Serco NorthLink Ferries and the associated stevedore and lairage operations in Lerwick, Kirkwall and Aberdeen. We also thank Drs. Sibylle Mohr and Theo Pepler from the University of Glasgow and EPIC for their analysis of animal movement data, Olivia Andronic from Food Standards Scotland and the Official Veterinarian staff for provision of data on animal condition in abattoirs, and Fiona Harvie from Aberdeen City Council for provision of inspection data at Aberdeen port lairage.