Canada and New Zealand. Sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminant livestock.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: The Roslin Institute
Abstract
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Publications
Castro A
(2022)
Changing patterns of Nematodirus battus infection
in Livestock
Costa-Junior LM
(2021)
Nemabiome metabarcoding reveals differences between gastrointestinal nematode species infecting co-grazed sheep and goats.
in Veterinary parasitology
Doyle SR
(2022)
Genomic landscape of drug response reveals mediators of anthelmintic resistance.
in Cell reports
Evans MJ
(2021)
A 4 year observation of gastrointestinal nematode egg counts, nemabiomes and the benzimidazole resistance genotypes of Teladorsagia circumcincta on a Scottish sheep farm.
in International journal for parasitology
Evans MJ
(2023)
Modelling bodyweight to avoid anthelmintic underdosing of goats in resources-limited settings.
in Tropical animal health and production
Hamer K
(2019)
The dynamics of ovine gastrointestinal nematode infections within ewe and lamb cohorts on three Scottish sheep farms.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Jack C
(2022)
Determining the influence of socio-psychological factors on the adoption of individual 'best practice' parasite control behaviours from Scottish sheep farmers.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Morrison AA
(2022)
Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of benzimidazole resistance in reciprocal genetic crosses of Haemonchus contortus.
in International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance
| Description | The meetings and collaborations associated with the aware have reinforced the urgent need to address the project objectives: development of globally impactful advice on the sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematode; and improved knowledge and understanding of the adaptability of GI nematodes to climatic and animal management changes. The work has already helped to bridge the gaps between applied researchers, clinical researchers/practitioners and farmers. It has informed a major series of meetings at each of these levels which will be held in Canada between 1st and 6th April 2023. The work has supported several PhD students and catalysed informal (unfunded) collaborations between the countries involved. |
| Exploitation Route | Collaborative grant applications and knowledge transfer. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | To work with the farming industry as a whole to promote and advise on best practice for sustainable parasite control. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | Bi-monthly online workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Bi-monthly meetings were held involving the project partners and their research students working on sustainable helminth control; and with researchers and their and their postgraduate students based at the Moredun Research Institute, UK and Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil. At each meeting, PhD students or researchers presented overviews of their work, which were discussed in the context of the two major priorities of this award. This award was the catalyst for these meetings; hence discussions were held about arranging collaborations are identifying opportunities around the award. The meetings lasted about 2 hours, were very well attended, and highly constructive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Meeting of partners and engagement with sheep producers in New Zealand. 30th March to 3rd April 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The activity is scheduled for two weeks time. It will involve meetings with sheep and cattle farmers who are proactive in their approach to anthelmintic resistance mitigation, meetings with vets, and meetings with pharmaceutical industries. At the end of the meeting, the Partners will produce a document, outlining the direction of this partnering award. We also aim to produce materials for knowledge transfer. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Monthly online meetings between UofE, Moredun, Guelph and Calgary parasitologists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Regular meetings focussed on PhD student projects to engender wider collaborations, and to plan for and organise a meeting and PhD student exchanges in accordance with the objectives of the grant. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Project meeting in New Zealand |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A series of meetings and workshops was held in New Zealand under the conditions of the partnering award between 13 and 18 February 2023. This included: A stakeholder workshop with NZ Beef and Lamb (levy board), titled collaborative sheep parasite management research. This was attended by about 100 representatives of the livestock industry, drawn from farmers, veterinary practitioners, agricultural advisors, parasitologists, policy makers and industry. The main topic was sustainable worm control in the face of anthelmintic resistance, aligning with the first objective of our award. We played a major role in this meeting, which was scheduled to coincide with our visit. A workshop was held at Massey University, Palmerston North campus focussed on the two objectives of the award. This was attended by about 20 UK and NZ project partners, PhD students, veterinary practitioners, and parasitologists from Massey and Lincoln Universities and AgResearch. The meetings allowed for sharing of experiences of anthelmintic resistance and parasite adaptations and the outcomes were encouraging in informing our next partner award meeting; addressing our objectives with regards to global application; and informing advice to be given to NZ farmers. A series of farm visits took place involving project partners and some of the workshop attendees. The purpose was to discuss the challenges of sustainable parasite control faced at farm levels and to explore practical solutions. The farmers were chosen to represent the sector as a whole and the outcomes were highly constructive. They will inform our next meeting in Canada. Engagement with the various stakeholders involved in this visit are ongoing. These include setting up an international sustainable nematode control online forum, currently with the support of NZ Beef and Lamb. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |