About the Authors

Vinny Davies

Roles Conceptualization, Software, Writing – review & editing

Vinny.Davies@Glasgow.ac.uk

Affiliations School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Jacqueline Reid

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation NewMetrica Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

M. Lesley Wiseman-Orr

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

E. Marian Scott

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Author Jacqueline Reid is a director in NewMetrica Ltd, a company which provides VetMetrica for commercial use. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.