All Outputs (26)

Responsible use of antibiotics on sheep farms: application at farm level (2019)
Journal Article
Lovatt, F., Duncan, J., & Hinde, D. (2019). Responsible use of antibiotics on sheep farms: application at farm level. In Practice, 41(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.k5370

There is currently global concern over rising levels of antibiotic resistance among commensal and pathogenic bacteria in human and animal populations. Unless urgent action is taken by the medical and veterinary professions, it is thought that we will... Read More about Responsible use of antibiotics on sheep farms: application at farm level.

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.

Quantitative analysis of antibiotic usage in British sheep flocks (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, P., Remnant, J. G., Green, M. J., Gascoigne, E., Gibbon, N., Hyde, R., Porteous, J. R., Schubert, K., Lovatt, F., & Corbishley, A. (in press). Quantitative analysis of antibiotic usage in British sheep flocks. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104501

The aim of this study was to examine the variation in antibiotic usage between 207 commercial sheep flocks using their veterinary practice prescribing records. Mean and median prescribed mass per population corrected unit (mg/PCU) was 11.38 and 5.95,... Read More about Quantitative analysis of antibiotic usage in British sheep flocks.

Can farmers reliably perform neonatal lamb post mortems and what are the perceived obstacles to influencing lamb mortality? (2017)
Journal Article
Gascoigne, E., Bazeley, K., & Lovatt, F. (2017). Can farmers reliably perform neonatal lamb post mortems and what are the perceived obstacles to influencing lamb mortality?. Small Ruminant Research, 151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.03.017

Neonatal lamb mortality constitutes a significant economic cost and is an important welfare challenge. Despite compelling evidence for reduction strategies and cost benefits associated with them, there has been no documented reduction in mortality si... Read More about Can farmers reliably perform neonatal lamb post mortems and what are the perceived obstacles to influencing lamb mortality?.

Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation (2016)
Journal Article
Lovatt, F., Genever, L., Glover, M., & Henry, J. (2016). Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation. Veterinary Record, 178(14), 342-342. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103378

Annual ram pre-breeding soundness examinations (PBSE) are accepted as an integral component of veterinary flock health planning to identify rams not capable of achieving high conception rates. This preliminary study collected information from 280 ra... Read More about Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation.