A5059187083- Helminth infection and control
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
Scotland's Rural College
2014-2025
University of Liverpool
2024
Roslin Institute
2016-2024
Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland
2011-2023
University of York
2011-2015
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
2011
Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) is a physically and economically devastating parasitic trematode whose rise in recent years has been attributed to climate change. Climate an impact on the free-living stages of parasite its intermediate host Lymnaea truncatula, with interactions between rainfall temperature having greatest influence transmission efficacy. There have number short term driven forecasts developed predict following season's infection risk, Ollerenshaw index being most widely...
Parasitic helminths present one of the most pervasive challenges to grazing herbivores. Many macro-parasite transmission models focus on host physiological defence strategies, omitting more complex interactions between hosts and their environments. This work represents first model that integrates both behavioural elements gastro-intestinal nematode dynamics in a managed system. A spatially explicit, individual-based, stochastic is developed, incorporates hosts' immunological responses...
Gastro-intestinal nematode infections are considered one of the major endemic diseases sheep on grounds animal health and economic burden, both in British Isles globally. Parasites increasingly developing resistance to commonly used anthelmintic treatments meaning that alternative control strategies reduce or replace use anthelmintics required. We present GI-NemaTracker, a systems-level mathematical model full host-parasite-environment system governing gastro-intestinal transmission farm....
Gastro-intestinal nematode infections are considered one of the major endemic diseases sheep on grounds animal health and economic burden, both in British Isles globally. Parasites increasingly developing resistance to commonly used anthelmintic treatments meaning that alternative control strategies reduce or replace use anthelmintics required. We present GI-NemaTracker, a systems-level mathematical model full host-parasite-environment system governing gastro-intestinal transmission farm....
Culling wildlife to control disease can lead both decreases and increases in levels, with apparently conflicting responses observed, even for the same wildlife-disease system. There is therefore a pressing need understand how culling design implementation influence culling's potential achieve control. We address this gap understanding using spatial metapopulation model representing living distinct groups density-dependent dispersal framed on badger-bovine tuberculosis (bTB) show that if...
Parasitic nematodes represent one of the most pervasive and significant challenges to grazing livestock, their intensity distribution are strongly influenced by climate. Parasite levels species composition have already shifted under climate change, with nematode parasite frequently low in newly colonized areas, but sudden large-scale outbreaks becoming increasingly common. These compromise both food security animal welfare, yet there is a paucity predictions on how change will influence...
Liver fluke infection (fascioliasis) is a parasitic disease which affects the health and welfare of ruminants. It concern for livestock industry considered as growing threat to because changing climatic conditions are projected be more favorable increased frequency intensity liver outbreaks. Recent reports highlighted that incidence geographic range has in UK over last decade estimated increase average risk due increasing temperature rainfall. This paper explores financial impacts with...
Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism is a health and production concern in sheep, yet its impact on animal welfare remains unclear. The of subclinical infections especially ambiguous as GI often undiagnosed until clinical signs such diarrhoea are evident. This study applied quantitative qualitative methods to examine the effects Teladorsagia circumcincta infection behaviour 96 Suffolk-cross lambs (24 pens 4 lambs) weaned at 10 weeks old. hypothesis that causes negative affective states was...
Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map). Achieving herd-level control of mycobacterial infection notoriously difficult, despite widespread adoption test-and-cull-based strategies. The presence in wildlife populations could be contributing to this difficulty. Rabbits are naturally infected with same Map strain as cattle, and can excrete high levels their faeces. aim study determine if implementation cattle leads a...
An expert survey highlighted the most effective strategies for GHG and ammonia mitigation.• Interventions considered to have highest mitigation potential are discussed.• Experts agreed that no single measure can uniquely deliver noted a need further investment in research, knowledge exchange, education develop implementation pathways.• There is more data better quantify potentials implement management strategies.
Summary A changing climate will inevitably impact on the natural environment, including agriculture. Anticipatory adaptation is necessary to minimise negative impacts of change, take advantage opportunities, and ensure that food fibre production maintained. More detailed information required as which measures yield relatively greater social rates return. Such would help define an efficient agenda in agricultural sector. This article identifies key strategies across England's sector, applies...