All Outputs (3)

Controlling nematode infections in sheep: application of HACCP (2018)
Journal Article
Gascoigne, E., Morgan, E. R., Lovatt, F., & Vineer, H. R. (2018). Controlling nematode infections in sheep: application of HACCP. In Practice, 40(8), 334-347. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.k3858

Gastrointestinal nematode infection in sheep is a significant challenge for production with implications for animal health and welfare, and lamb growth. Flocks rely on the chemical control of worm burdens, but with the increasing challenge of anthelm... Read More about Controlling nematode infections in sheep: application of HACCP.

A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season (2018)
Journal Article
Stokes, J. E., Tarlinton, R. E., Lovatt, F., Baylis, M., Carson, A., & Duncan, J. S. (2018). A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104866

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes abortions, still births and fetal malformations in naive ruminants. The impact of the initial outbreak (2011/2012) on British sheep farms has been previously investigated, with higher farmer perceived impacts and incr... Read More about A survey to determine the farm level impact of Schmallenberg virus during the 2016-17 UK lambing season.

Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales (2018)
Journal Article
Lima, E., Hopkins, T., Gurney, E., Shortall, O., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., Williamson, G., & Kaler, J. (2018). Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0190489. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190489

The UK is the largest lamb meat producer in Europe. However, the low profitability of sheep farming sector suggests production efficiency could be improved. Although the use of technologies such as Electronic Identification (EID) tools could allow a... Read More about Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales.