Darlithydd Gwyddor Da byw @AberDLSAGB Lecturer Livestock Science. Researching parasites in cattle/sheep.
Aberystwyth
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New PhD opportunity at @AberDLSAGB where you will develop a satellite image analysis method to identify and monitor liver fluke risk in fields and farms in collaboration with @KarakusOktay @AberUniAgri and @DunbiaGroup findaphd.com/phds/project/as…
This PhD will build on our recent research which has mapped liver fluke risk areas on farms using eDNA analysis and showed there is limited understanding of the precise areas and periods of fluke risk on farms which subsequently limits application of sustainable control methods
Congrats Chris, a monumental effort to review 100+yrs of research into the fluke mud snail host. This snail's impact on animal/human health is profound and it is imperative that we further our understanding of its ecology and subsequent fluke transmission cambridge.org/core/journals/…
On farm yesterday to sample these lambs, who've been grazing fields with dense yet scattered mud snail populations for fluke. Lambs were in great shape despite recent +ive fluke test. Will look at how infections are dispersed within flock + link to grazing history & performance
Was great to present findings from our #FlukeMap project at @BAVet_Parasitol last week. Major discrepancies found between how farmers perceive fluke risk on their land and actual infection risk areas, which will undermine key fluke control guidance of managing wet/risk areas
Will do it all again at the @AberDLSAGB research festival next week and I'll also be discussing fluke risk areas on a couple of the @FarmingConnect Our Farm Walk events later this month! businesswales.gov.wales/farm…
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Great day today with @RhysA_J leading a days session to ‘Focus on Fluke’ as part of @AberDLSAGB @AberUni @RoyalVetCollege 2 week Vet rotation. Massive thanks to @EurionFECPAK and @FECPAKG2 for also contributing 👍 #FlukeMap 🍂
Diolch i radio Cymru am y cyfle i siarad am yr SFS yng Nghymru bore ma - 8 munud i mewn @AberDLSAGB @AberUniAgri A pleasure to be on radio Cymru this morning to discuss the SFS and nice to get a chance to mention liver fluke 🍂🐌
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Yes 17 universal actions ranging from 10% tree cover to mandatory CPD. If any UA is incompatible with a farm then no way of joining scheme. Low uptake likely in current form which would be disastrous for Welsh farming, rural communities and the government - needs urgent rethink!
Interesting thread @RhysA_J, hadn’t appreciated SFS to be so widely applied!? Some scrapes may increase fluke risk, others may not, depends where they’re installed, how they’re managed etc! In any event, sustainable fluke control requires ongoing risk assessment and testing!👊
In a letter published in the @Vet_Record, we raise concerns regarding the impact of universal action 10 of the Welsh SFS on animal health, specifically in increasing liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep (1/25) bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
The right scrape in the right place should perhaps be the slogan, but how is that achieved exactly? From a fluke point of view, without extensive knowledge of fluke epidemiology on individual farms it will be very difficult to determine an optimal place for them on many farms