Dr James Hanks

 

Livestock Information Specialist

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Dr Hanks has specialised for 15 years in the development of information systems appropriate to  the needs and conditions of developing countries. He has worked with livestock services in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Systems developed range from national reporting systems for livestock services to on-farm livestock recording to assist herd management decision making. He also has considerable experience in the management of data from veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

His PhD was concerned directly with designing appropriate data collection and analysis systems to provide useful information to livestock services in developing countries. The system he developed is now in extensive use in Latin America.

Dr Hanks is a director of PAN Livestock Services. He has been associated with the Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit (VEERU) in the Department of Agriculture at Reading University since 1983. He has academic status at the unit.

Livestock Information Specialist

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Dr Hanks has specialised for 15 years in the development of information systems appropriate to  the needs and conditions of developing countries. He has worked with livestock services in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Systems developed range from national reporting systems for livestock services to on-farm livestock recording to assist herd management decision making. He also has considerable experience in the management of data from veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

His PhD was concerned directly with designing appropriate data collection and analysis systems to provide useful information to livestock services in developing countries. The system he developed is now in extensive use in Latin America.

Dr Hanks is a director of PAN Livestock Services. He has been associated with the Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit (VEERU) in the Department of Agriculture at Reading University since 1983. He has academic status at the unit.