
SCOPS is an industry led group that works in the interest of the UK sheep industry. It recognises that, left unchecked, anthelmintic resistance is one of the biggest challenges to the future health and profitability of the sector.
The SCOPS group was formed to develop sustainable strategies for parasite control in sheep, facilitate and oversee the delivery of these recommendations to the industry and ensure that new research and development is incorporated to refine and improve advice given to the sheep industry.
SCOPS includes representatives from a wide range of industry organisations – logos and links are below. The equivalent organisation for cattle is the Control Of Worms Sustainably (COWS).
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The recently updated SCOPS Internal Parasite Technical Manual is available on this website in a new format, which allows access to all sections using a navigation tree, including links to additional documents. This means users can access the information they need quickly and easily and, when sections are updated, they will be flagged, enabling users to keep abreast of developments in SCOPS science and practice.
Reference: Stubbings, L., Bartley, D., Busin, V., Lovatt, F., Page, P., Rose Vineer, H., Skuce, P. (2020) SCOPS Technical Manual. http://dx.doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SQA4E