Reflections on disease control measures for sheep keepers, following interventions on the islands of Lewis and Harris

Following on from awareness raising workshops in 2022 (1), a second set of six in-person workshopson disease control, focusing on roundworm and sheep scab, were held with crofters on Lewis andHarris (L&H) in November 2023. The 2023 workshops explored current disease control measures,practices crofters intend to implement in the near future and those that would be a challenge.Additionally discussed were: the benefits of collaborative working; other diseases that might benefitfrom collaborative action; barriers to island livestock disease control, and use of decision supporttools. Expert talks were given on roundworms and sheep scab, and an update was provided on themobile dipping campaign