A molecular epidemiological approach to combat footrot an epidemic disease of sheep host and pathogen perspectives from India and GB
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Biological Sciences
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Laura Green (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bellet C
(2015)
Preventative services offered by veterinarians on sheep farms in England and Wales: Opinions and drivers for proactive flock health planning.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Davenport R
(2014)
Differential expression of Toll-like receptors and inflammatory cytokines in ovine interdigital dermatitis and footrot.
in Veterinary immunology and immunopathology
Green L
(2020)
Influencing Change: When "Best Practice" Changes and the Prototypical Good Farmer Turns Bad.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Kaler J
(2013)
Sheep farmer opinions on the current and future role of veterinarians in flock health management on sheep farms: a qualitative study.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Kaler J
(2012)
A clinical trial comparing parenteral oxytetracyline and enrofloxacin on time to recovery in sheep lame with acute or chronic footrot in Kashmir, India.
in BMC veterinary research
O'Kane H
(2017)
Associations between sheep farmer attitudes, beliefs, emotions and personality, and their barriers to uptake of best practice: The example of footrot.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Winter JR
(2015)
Changes in prevalence of, and risk factors for, lameness in random samples of English sheep flocks: 2004-2013.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Witcomb LA
(2014)
A longitudinal study of the role of Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum load in initiation and severity of footrot in sheep.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Witt J
(2018)
Development and assessment of management practices in a flock-specific lameness control plan: A stepped-wedge trial on 44 English sheep flocks.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
| Description | The level of lameness in sheep is high in north India and farmers are unsure of how to treat sheep lame with footrot. Footrot is though to contribute to poor fertility because sheep are in poor body condition. Treatment with antibiotics led to recovery from lameness, even in sheep that had been lame for 2 years. Collaboration through this partnering award led to an Indian veterinary scientist taking a PhD at Warwick. |
| Exploitation Route | By raising the profile of the research in India there have been collaborations between Srinagar, India, Warwick and Monash, Australia on the pathogen that causes footrot in sheep. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | Farmers and vets in India are now aware that antibiotic treatment of footrot is successful |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| Description | Cited in Farm Animal Welfare Council |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Some evidence that prevalence of lameness in sheep has fallen |
| Description | Development of new information on control of footrot and lameness for AHDB Beef & Lamb |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Bulletin sent to all 16000 members of sheep Better Returns Programme in England Written by PhD CASE students and Green Impact - Reduction in the number of sheep becoming lame, better health and productivity, economic gain to farmers |
| URL | http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BRP-Focus-on-lameness.pdf |
| Description | Lecture to farm animal vet students on management of footrot |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | 70 students attended the talk and heard new information on management of footrot and lameness |
| Description | On farm event to 28 farmers of one veterinary practice in worcestershire |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | the 28 farmers had new information on how to manage footrot and lameness in sheep |
| Description | Technology exchange event to farmers Feb 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | 67 farmers attended the one day event, 81% stated they would change management of footrot as a result of what they heard |
| Description | BBSRC-GCRF |
| Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BBSRC-GCRF-IAA/22 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | AHDB |
| Organisation | Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We work closely with AHDB Beef & Lamb providing summaries of research that are farmer friendly. Myself and PhD students attend farmer shows and events and talk to farmers. We work with AHDB to prepare knowledge exchange material |
| Collaborator Contribution | AHDB are the CASE partner on a number of PhDs supporting industry relevant research on footrot and mastitis in sheep, giving students experience of an SME and talking to farmers to explain research |
| Impact | http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BRP-Reducing-lameness-manual-7-080316.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/brp-Decision-tree-for-lameness-270814.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BRP-Focus-on-lameness.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brp-Lameness080714.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BRP-Udder-health-leaflet-181214.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BRP-plus-Understanding-mastitis-in-sheep-180716.pdf |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | AHDB |
| Organisation | Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We work closely with AHDB Beef & Lamb providing summaries of research that are farmer friendly. Myself and PhD students attend farmer shows and events and talk to farmers. We work with AHDB to prepare knowledge exchange material |
| Collaborator Contribution | AHDB are the CASE partner on a number of PhDs supporting industry relevant research on footrot and mastitis in sheep, giving students experience of an SME and talking to farmers to explain research |
| Impact | http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BRP-Reducing-lameness-manual-7-080316.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/brp-Decision-tree-for-lameness-270814.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BRP-Focus-on-lameness.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/brp-Lameness080714.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BRP-Udder-health-leaflet-181214.pdf http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BRP-plus-Understanding-mastitis-in-sheep-180716.pdf |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Professor Laura Green is a co-investigator on the AWRN |
| Collaborator Contribution | on the organising committee for the network. In 2016, organised a speed dating session at the first event In 2017, speaking on grant writing skills at the annual meeting In 2017, organised for neuroscientists to speak at an interdisciplinary workshop between neurobiology and welfare |
| Impact | none |
| Start Year | 2016 |