Improving the control of liver fluke infection in cattle in the UK
Lead Research Organisation:
Moredun Research Institute
Department Name: Vaccines and Diagnostics
Abstract
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Technical Summary
Requested by the farming industry, the purpose of this project is to produce new, sustainable, bespoke control programmes for beef and dairy farms, to reduce losses associated with F. hepatica. This is a focussed, integrated project combining cutting-edge mathematical and economic models, informed by data collected from the field culminating in farm level intervention programmes to fully evaluate the theoretical outputs from the models. The project is divided into five interlinked workpackages:
WP1: Development and validation of herd level diagnostic tests, to identify farms with fluke infection and to discriminate between Fasciola and paramphistome infection
WP2: Field level classification of snail habitats and identification of factors that influence contacts between cows, snails and the parasite.
WP3: Identification of on farm risk factors for F. hepatica infection in dairy and beef enterprises and development of statistical and mathematical models to predict the likely benefits of implementing changes to farm practice on fluke prevalence
WP4: An economic analysis to define costs of fluke infection at herd and national level
WP5: Evaluation of on-farm intervention programme on reducing prevalence of fluke infection on dairy and beef farms.
The disease is of such importance and relevance to the industry that all five UK agricultural levy boards are making significant contributions to this project. To ensure the outputs of the research are fed back to the industry the final component of the project is an implementation and impact programme in collaboration with the levy boards.
WP1: Development and validation of herd level diagnostic tests, to identify farms with fluke infection and to discriminate between Fasciola and paramphistome infection
WP2: Field level classification of snail habitats and identification of factors that influence contacts between cows, snails and the parasite.
WP3: Identification of on farm risk factors for F. hepatica infection in dairy and beef enterprises and development of statistical and mathematical models to predict the likely benefits of implementing changes to farm practice on fluke prevalence
WP4: An economic analysis to define costs of fluke infection at herd and national level
WP5: Evaluation of on-farm intervention programme on reducing prevalence of fluke infection on dairy and beef farms.
The disease is of such importance and relevance to the industry that all five UK agricultural levy boards are making significant contributions to this project. To ensure the outputs of the research are fed back to the industry the final component of the project is an implementation and impact programme in collaboration with the levy boards.
Planned Impact
This project, aimed at "Improving the control of liver fluke infection in cattle in the UK", will benefit the commercial private sector, policy makers and the wider public.
Commercial impact
Liver fluke has been identified as a threat to animal welfare, productivity and profitability by the agricultural industry; this proposal is submitted with full support from the 5 UK Levy Boards. Fasciolosis is a significant constraint on beef and milk production in the UK. The parasite affects feed conversion, growth rates and milk yield and has a negative impact on farmers' incomes, abattoir profitability (in 2010 this was estimated to cost the industry about £3.2million in England, Wales and Scotland) and availability of meat and dairy products for export and home consumption. Cereal costs are increasing world wide - this is severely affecting the cost and profitability of producing beef and dairy and appears to be driving a move to grass reared beef. Grass-fed cattle are at an increased risk of exposure to liver fluke. In addition, warmer and wetter winters, environmental protection schemes, resistance of liver fluke to drugs, and the potential withdrawal of treatment products from the market may add to the risk of infection and limit the options for disease control. The outputs from this project will directly benefit beef and dairy farmers, enabling them to improve fluke control on their farms, reducing reliance on blanket drug treatment and improving productivity and biological efficiency. Abattoirs will have a secure supply of animals with reduced waste, dairy processing companies will benefit from improved milk yield and the retail sector will benefit from improved local production. Overall this will benefit the wider UK economy.
Policy impact
The UK has international (Kyoto Protocol) and domestic (Climate Change Act 2008) targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Enteric fermentation in ruminants makes a significant contribution to agricultural GHG emissions (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/climate_stats/gg_emissions/gg_emissions.aspx). Disease management has been specifically identified as a tool to improve agricultural productivity whilst reducing GHG emissions (Foresight. The Future of Food and Farming, 2011). This project will produce validated protocols, epidemiological and economic models and robust guidelines for detection and management of liver fluke on cattle farms, which will contribute to the dual policy aim of providing food security whilst limiting agriculture's carbon footprint. Another policy goal of the UK and devolved governments is to protect the country's Ecosystem Services. For example, it is part of Defra's business plan to establish nature improvement areas (http://www.number10.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DEFRA-2012-Business-Plan.pdf). However, environmental protection schemes may result in unintended side effects as shown by the increase in liver fluke risk in association with the Agri-environment schemes that encourage wetter grassland conditions for breeding and migrating birds and invertebrates, including liver fluke host snails. Improved understanding of on-farm risk factors for liver fluke, including snail ecology, will help policy makers to balance demands from competing ecosystem services, such as food production and conservation of biodiversity. Involvement of the Levy Boards will ensure direct dissemination of the outputs to both commercial beneficiaries and policy makers.
Wider public
The reliable availability of affordable and healthy food is in the interest of the wider public. Beef and dairy product supplies, their quality, environmental impact and price depend on an international balance of trade which will be affected by the prevalence of fasciolosis. Our economic models will include an assessment of impacts on national markets and hence indicate consumer benefits from a more secure supply of food, produced to higher environmental and welfare standards.
Commercial impact
Liver fluke has been identified as a threat to animal welfare, productivity and profitability by the agricultural industry; this proposal is submitted with full support from the 5 UK Levy Boards. Fasciolosis is a significant constraint on beef and milk production in the UK. The parasite affects feed conversion, growth rates and milk yield and has a negative impact on farmers' incomes, abattoir profitability (in 2010 this was estimated to cost the industry about £3.2million in England, Wales and Scotland) and availability of meat and dairy products for export and home consumption. Cereal costs are increasing world wide - this is severely affecting the cost and profitability of producing beef and dairy and appears to be driving a move to grass reared beef. Grass-fed cattle are at an increased risk of exposure to liver fluke. In addition, warmer and wetter winters, environmental protection schemes, resistance of liver fluke to drugs, and the potential withdrawal of treatment products from the market may add to the risk of infection and limit the options for disease control. The outputs from this project will directly benefit beef and dairy farmers, enabling them to improve fluke control on their farms, reducing reliance on blanket drug treatment and improving productivity and biological efficiency. Abattoirs will have a secure supply of animals with reduced waste, dairy processing companies will benefit from improved milk yield and the retail sector will benefit from improved local production. Overall this will benefit the wider UK economy.
Policy impact
The UK has international (Kyoto Protocol) and domestic (Climate Change Act 2008) targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Enteric fermentation in ruminants makes a significant contribution to agricultural GHG emissions (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/climate_stats/gg_emissions/gg_emissions.aspx). Disease management has been specifically identified as a tool to improve agricultural productivity whilst reducing GHG emissions (Foresight. The Future of Food and Farming, 2011). This project will produce validated protocols, epidemiological and economic models and robust guidelines for detection and management of liver fluke on cattle farms, which will contribute to the dual policy aim of providing food security whilst limiting agriculture's carbon footprint. Another policy goal of the UK and devolved governments is to protect the country's Ecosystem Services. For example, it is part of Defra's business plan to establish nature improvement areas (http://www.number10.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DEFRA-2012-Business-Plan.pdf). However, environmental protection schemes may result in unintended side effects as shown by the increase in liver fluke risk in association with the Agri-environment schemes that encourage wetter grassland conditions for breeding and migrating birds and invertebrates, including liver fluke host snails. Improved understanding of on-farm risk factors for liver fluke, including snail ecology, will help policy makers to balance demands from competing ecosystem services, such as food production and conservation of biodiversity. Involvement of the Levy Boards will ensure direct dissemination of the outputs to both commercial beneficiaries and policy makers.
Wider public
The reliable availability of affordable and healthy food is in the interest of the wider public. Beef and dairy product supplies, their quality, environmental impact and price depend on an international balance of trade which will be affected by the prevalence of fasciolosis. Our economic models will include an assessment of impacts on national markets and hence indicate consumer benefits from a more secure supply of food, produced to higher environmental and welfare standards.
People |
ORCID iD |
Philip Skuce (Principal Investigator) | |
Ruth Zadoks (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Hayward AD
(2021)
Tolerance of liver fluke infection varies between breeds and producers in beef cattle.
in Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Mitchell G
(2021)
A Universal Approach to Molecular Identification of Rumen Fluke Species Across Hosts, Continents, and Sample Types
in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Atcheson E
(2020)
Calicophoron daubneyi-The Path Toward Understanding Its Pathogenicity and Host Interactions.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Fairweather, I
(2020)
Composite Fasciola hepatica faecal egg sedimentation test for cattle.
in International Journal for Parasitology - Drugs & Drug Resistance
Fairweather I
(2020)
Drug resistance in liver flukes.
in International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance
Rose Vineer H
(2020)
Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database.
in Parasite (Paris, France)
Cauquil L
(2016)
Prevalence and Sequence-Based Identity of Rumen Fluke in Cattle and Deer in New Caledonia.
in PloS one
Jonsson NN
(2022)
Liver fluke in beef cattle - Impact on production efficiency and associated greenhouse gas emissions estimated using causal inference methods.
in Preventive veterinary medicine
Van Dijk J
(2015)
Towards cost-effective fluke control in cattle.
in The Veterinary record
Description | Project outcomes Y1: WP1 - Copro-antigen test evaluated in cattle against faecal egg counts. Copro-antigen test no better than FEC and not effective with composite samples. Composite faecal egg counts, sampling 40 animals, making 4x10 animal composites using 10g faeces most cost-efficient method of identifying and semi-quantifying level of infection in beef herds. WP2 - Cattle grazing behaviour and snail distribution analysed on four test farms. Snail and grass samples evaluated for evidence of fluke infection. Snails were only found in poor (rushy/wet) ground. Low numbers of snails found this year - unusually dry year. Cattle tended to defaecate more frequently on improved pasture or around water courses. WP3 - Lists of dairy and beef farms in England and Wales obtained from DEFRA and permission sought to contact them. Questionnaire developed and trialled. 250 farms in Shropshire/Staffordshire contacted; 10 farms visited and sampled to date. WP4 - A herd level economic model has been parameterised for dairy, grower, suckler and finisher enterprises. Development of a national economic model is under way. |
Exploitation Route | We aim to provide scientific evidence to support best practice advice on liver fluke control in cattle, which will be taken forward into practice by the industry, farmers, SQPs and veterinarians |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
Description | Members of the consortium continue to participate or organise workshops and presentations to farmers groups, industry, vets through CPD and the public. This has raised awareness of the impact of fluke infection in cattle, in terms of disease and welfare of individual animals but also the economic impact of sub-clinical infection. Members also organised a successful Twitter forum on improving fluke control in cattle, under the auspices of the industry group, COWS (Control of Cattle Parasites Sustainably), 24th Sept 2015. Since then, we have reported outputs in the farming press, when appropriate, and held a very successful farmer meeting at Hillsborough, NI, under the auspices of one of our levy funders, AgriSearch NI. Even though the funded project ended in 2018, I continue to promote the work undertaken during this IPA Project, especially when considering liver fluke in cattle, but also when discussing the role of the fluke's mud snail intermediate host. Project PI, Prof Diana Williams and I are currently updating teh AHDB Liver Fluke Guide, and intend to include specific information on mud snail habitat and fluke risk assessment, based on work undertaken here. |
First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment |
Impact Types | Economic |
Description | Invited article, 'A guide to liver fluke in cattle - sustainable control in a changing landscape', UKVet-Livestock, Sept 2021 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | Rapid evidence assessment on endemic disease and GHGs, submitted 2016 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | http://www.climatexchange.org.uk/files/7414/6054/5380/Livestock_Health_and_GHG.pdf |
Description | Scottish Government Call-down Request for rapid evidence assessment of GHG mitigation options associated with sustainable endemic disease control in livestock |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Updated Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep Liver Fluke Section |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | AHDB PhD Studentship |
Amount | £66,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EBLEX54 |
Organisation | Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2015 |
End | 09/2018 |
Description | 'Be-efficient' Stakeholder event, SRUC GreenCow Facility, Edinburgh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Practiacl event/workshop on improving efficiency of beef production, 3 x short talks on fluke control in cattle, lively Q&A, good feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | 8th Apr VetCel Group, Alloa, 23rd July 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Good discussion and Q&A after talk Offer of help & samples for cattle fluke project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | AHDA Animal Health Roadshow, Stirling 25th March, Cookstown NI 19th April 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to AHDA Roadshow, national organisation representing animal health SQPs, on latest liver fluke research, good Q&A, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | AHDA Conference 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on environmental aspects of fluke control at annual Animal Health Distributors' Conference, Jan 2017. AHDA represents animal health professionals who are qualified to sell veterinary products, including anthelmintics and flukicides and are a very influential grouping in terms of good practice for sustainable disease control. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | AHDB Liver fluke podcast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Podcast interview with AHDB to promote best practive for sustainable fluke control and new AHDB fluke booklet |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | AgriScot 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gave an invited talk on liver fluke control in sheep and cattle at AgriScot industry event at Royal Highland Showgrounds, Ingliston, 16th Nov |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | AgriScot Animal Health Session |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Animal health workshop |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Animal Health Distributors Annual Conference 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on sustainable parasite control to national body representing Suitbaly Qualified Persons (SQPs), who prescribe and sell veterinary products |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Animal Health Distributors Annual Conference, Birmingham 28-29th Jan 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Good engagement with SQPs & vets who prescribe & sell veterinary products Audience better informed on current thinking & liver fluke research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Animal Health Distributors' Association SQP Roadshow 2014 x 5 - Penrith, 12th Mar; N. Yorkshire, 13th Mar; Elgin, 24th Mar; Stirling, 25th Mar; Cookstown NI |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Good engagement with SQPs who prescribe and sell veterinary products Interested & informed Q&A after each talk |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Animal Health Distributors' Roadshow, Stirling 11th May |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Delivered presentation on anthelmintic resistance and SCOPS/COWS principles to regional SQP CPD event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | BBSRC AHRC meeting, Birmingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on Livestock Resaerch at BBSRC Animal Health Research Club final meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | BBSRC Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance, Barcelona Jan 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Contribution to a BBSRC workshop 'Runninfg to stand still' on AMR in medicine and agriculture |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | BBSRC-IPA stakeholder event, AFBI Hillsborough 12th Oct |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The BBSRC-IPA liver fluke project team organised and delivered a 1-day industry stakeholder workshop at AFBI, Hillsborough on 12th October, the meeting was publicised and reported in teh farming press and was particularly well received |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | BCVA webinar Fluke control in cattle |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited webinar for British Cattle Vets Association |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Bimeda Fluke webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Bimeda fluke webinar for SQPs |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | British Cattle Veterinary Association Winter meeting, Leicester, 19th Feb 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation followed by good Q&A session afterwards Good engagement with veterinarians and offer of help/collaboration with ongoing cattle fluke project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | British Cattle Veterinary Association, Annual Conference, Harrogate, 17th Oct 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to cattle vets, lots of discussion and Q&A afterwards Attending vets more aware of current state-of-the art with respect to fluke epidemiology, diagnosis and control options. Report published in Cattle Practice |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | CPD event for Norbrook AH |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | CPD training session on liver fluke control with Norbrook SQPs and vets |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Crofter's Question Time |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Panel member on virtual Crofters Question Time, presentation plus Q&A |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Delivered CPD session fro Norbrook |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Delivered CPD training in sustainable fluke control |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Developed and delivered SCOPS/COWS fluke webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Developed and delivered a SCOPS/COWS-sanctioned webinar to farmers & vets |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | ELSEG 21st Jan 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Discussing agri-environment schemes & conservation grazing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Elanco A2K webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited webinar on Sustainable fluke control in sheep and cattle |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Elanco Liver Fluke Awareness Campaign, August 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Participated in expert panel discussion on Elanco Fluke Awareness Survey & Campaign, and subsequent Press Launch at Elanco HQ, good coverage in farming press, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Farm event at SRUC Hill Station, Kirkton |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Gave 2 short talks at farm event on SRUC Hill asnd Mountain Research Station, Kirkton, Crianlarich |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Farm walk & Talk, SRUC Kirkton |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Farm walk & talk, discussing fluke risk & agri-environment schemes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Farm walk & talk, Cheshire |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | ~15 local farm clients, vets & industry reps attended 2-day farm walk & talk, discussing liver fluke & rumen fluke control on a dairy farm. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Farm walk & talk, Cumbrian Farmer Network |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Farm walk & talk in Keswick, discussing sustainable fluke control, risk assessment etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Farm walk & talk, Shetland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Farm walk & talk at QMS Monitor Farm, Shetland |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Farmer meeting, Peebles |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk about sustainabel fluke control |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Farmers' talks at Moredun farm event, Dunkeld |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gave 2 farmers' talks on fluke control at Moredun Foundation farm event, Dunkeld |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Farmgate Vets, Clients' Evening, Penrith, 8th Oct 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation stimulated good Q&A and discussion afterwards Raised profile of the Institute and its ongoing research, with a specific focus on control of fluke in cattle |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Farming Connect Welsh liver fluke roadshow, Nov 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Developed and delivered a liver fluke control workshop for Farming Connect in Wales. There was a series of 6 events, I covered 4 of these (Welshpool, Llandeilo, Knighton & Newcastle Emlyn) and our BBSRC-IPA Lead, Prof. Diana Williams, delivered the remaining two. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Farming Connect webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited webinar on Sustainable fluke control in sheep and cattle |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Fluke talk, Ark Vets, Lockerbie |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to farm vet clients tto discuss liver fluke control in an acknowledged hotspot |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Fluke talks at 2 farmers meetings |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Discussing sustainable fluke control with project teams |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Flukicide presentation to VMD |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Discussed flukicide use and issues with Veterinary Medicines Directorate |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Glanalmond College visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Hosted a visit from Glenalmond College Highers Class plus teachers to discuss and help in running a scholl project on liver fluke infection in wild deer |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Glenlivet Estate Farmers talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk about fluke control to a farm group at Glenlivet Estate in NE Scotland. Approx. 50 farmers, vets & land nmanagers attended, talk sparked good Q&A, feedback v positive |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Harper Adams Animal Health Symposium 8th Jan 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Animal Health Symposium at Harper Adams University |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Hosted 2 senior school pupils to gain experience of research science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Hosted 2 x senior school pupils, who gained experience of research science and helped with field work |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited keynote lecture at Irish Soc Parasitology Annual Meeting, Belfast 26th June 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited keynote talk on anthelmintic resistance, lively discussion, good feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Invited keynote lecture at Scandinavian & Baltic Soc Parasitology, 23rd April 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture on anthelmintic resistance, good discussion, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Invited seminar at National Sheep Associaation winter Fair, Melton Mowbray, Feb 5th 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk in NSA Seminar Series, good Q&A, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Invited talk on fluke risk & conservation grazing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Invited talk and research update on fluke risk and conservation grazing, to Ecosystems and Land Use Stakeholder Engagement Group |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Launch of Moredun 'Fight the Fluke' animation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Launch of Moredun 'Fight the Fluke' animation at Malvern Show, July 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fight+the+fluke+animation&view=detail&mid=3CE42DE8EF983F02CCBA3... |
Description | Lewis & Harris Livestock keepers talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to on fluke control Lewis & Harris Producers' Group, approx. 30 attendees, lively Q&A, good feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | LiHRA meeting, Toulouse |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Meeting of teh Livestock Helminth Research Alliance (LiHRA) to discuss future EU collaboration and funding opportunities |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Liver fluke webinar_Boehringer Ingelheim |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited webinar on Liver Fluke Control for vets & farmers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Livestock Health Scotland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 2-day farm talks in Argyll |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Livestock Health Workshop, Harper Adams University |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Discussing sustainable liver fluke ontyrol in sheep and cattle, plus hands-on parasite demonstrations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Livestock industry stakeholder meeting, Moredun 15th June |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Hosted a livestock stakeholder meeting to discuss endemic disease and greenhouse gas emissions |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Manned Moredun stand at Royal Highland Show |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Manned Moredun stand, fielded questions about sustainable fluek control, practical hands-on parasitology demonstrations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Manned Moredun stand at Welsh Sheep, Caernarfon |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Manned Moredun stand, discussing sustainable fluke control, hands-on parasite demonstrations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | McCaskies client meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on rumen fluke in cattle |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Meeting with Quality Meat Scotland, 24th Feb 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Meeting with John Scott and team at Quality Meat Scotland, red meat levy board, to discuss animal health issues. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Meeting with Scottish Government Agriculture & Climate Change Policy team, JHI Dundee, 16th Feb |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Participated in visit by SG Agriculture & Climate Change policy team to James Hutton Institute, Dundee, 15th Feb 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Meeting with Scottish Govt Policy Teams to discuss reducing GHG emissions from livestock through improved animal health, 19th Jan 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | A small working group from SG Climate Change & Agriculture Team visited Moredun to discuss practical ways to reducing GHG emissions from livestock through sustainable endemic disease control, lively discussion and call-down request for further information |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Merck, Sharpe and Dohme Animal Health NI CPD series 2014 - 8th Oct Templepatric &; Cookstown; 9th Oct Omagh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discussion of regulations around flukicides and dairy cattle stimulated good engagement with vets & SQPs Coverage in farming press |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Midlothian & Borders QMS Monitor Farms 25th July & 26th Sept |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Fluke talk to QMS Monitor farm group |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Moredun Animal Health Roadshows 2013 x 4 - Ruthin, 12th Nov; Brecon, 13th Nov; Buxton, 14th Nov; Hexham, 21st Nov |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Roadshow talks always prompt interested Q&A session Positive feedback noted and recorded at each event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Moredun Foundation Animal Health Roadshow Series 2015, Betwys-y-Coed, Brecon & Cold Ashby, Nov 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Annual Moredun Foundation Animal Health Roadshow, talk on fluke control x 3 to ~100 farmers, vets & SQPs, good discussion, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Moredun Foundation Regional Advisors Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation on ongoing fluke research to Moredun's Regional Advisors, a collection of farmers, vets & SQPs from across UK, lively discussions about future research & KE activities, good feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Moredun Foundation roadshow, Launceston 7th Nov |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gave talk on liver fluke controil in sheep and cattle on annual Moredun Foundation roadshow at request of local regional advisor |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Moredun Foundation webinar on 'Liver fluke control in sheep & cattle' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Recorded webinar for Moredun Foundation members' website |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Moredun Press Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Press day discussing latest research of interest to farming community |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Moredun Press Day 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Discussed research on reducing GHGs through improved disease control (inc. fluke) at annual Moredun Press Day, 12th Dec. Widespread coverage in the national farming press. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Moredun Roadshow Newmarket 3rd Nov |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Gave talk on liver fluke control in sheep and cattle on annual Moredun Foundation roadshow at request of our local regional advisor. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Moredun Roadshow, Llandeilo, Wales |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk on fluke control to livestock farmers, lively Q&A, good feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Moredun-GWCT Farm Walk, Auchnerran |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Narrated farm walk at Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Demo farm, Auchnerran, Aberdeenshire, discussing fluke risk and agri-environment schemes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NFU visit, 25th Jan 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Visit bt West of Scotland Branch of NFU to Moredun, 25th Jan 2017, with a follow-up invitation to address 2 of their forthcoming regional AGMs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NFUS AGM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at Dumbarton NFUS AGM |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NSA Fluke & Worm webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshop/webinar on Sustainable Parasite Control organised by National Sheep Association |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk/webinars |
Description | NSA N Ireland Farmers' talk, Omagh 22nd Nov |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on liver fluke control at NSA farmers' meeting, Omagh, 22nd Nov. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | NSA Northern Ireland AGM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on liver fluke control at N Ireland Branch NSA AGM, AFBI, Hillsborough. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Norbrook CPD |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at Norbrook CPD event for SQPs |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Norbrook CPD 27th June |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | CPD session for major pharmaceutical company |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | On-farm event Poldean Moffatt |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Farm walk & talk, Poldean Moffatt |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Panel member on Crofters Question Time x2, Kyle of Lochalsh & Isle of Mu |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Panel member on Crofters Question Time x2 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | RSPB/SNH & ARC-Trust visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Hosted visit from RSPB, SNH & ARC-Trust to discuss liver fluke risk associated with agri-environment schemes e.g. wader scrapes, natterjack toad conservation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Radio interview on conservation grazing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | On-site radio interview about fluke risk and conservation grazing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Manned Moredun stand at RHS inc. face-to-face engagement with farmers, vets and general public |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SCOPS Fluke & worm workshop for NSA Next Generation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Wiorkshop fro NSA Next Generation group, discussing drug resistance, risk assessment and sustainable fluke control |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | SCOPS Steering Committee Feb 13th & 25th Sept |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Fluke expert on Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep Industry Group |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | SCOPS Steering Committee, 9th Feb 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) industry working group, Steering Committee meeting, AHDB Stoneleigh, 9th Feb 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SEFARI School Teachers workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Workshop for Scottish Higher Biology teachers on resources around parasites |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SNH, ARC-Trust Solway 8th March 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Event discussing agri-environment schemes & conservation grazing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | SQP CPD training for Downland Animal Health, 6th Dec |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Developed and delivered CPD training presentation for Downland Animal Health Animal Health Advisors, Moredun, 6th Dec 2016. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | SRUC/SEPA Conference 1-2 March 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on disease risk in the environment, both livestock and human |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Scottish Enterprise Agricultural Alumni event, 26th Aug |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Gave invited talk on livestock health and climate change at SE Alumni event, Edinburgh 26th Aug |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Scottish Game Fair, Perth 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Face to face discussions with environmental groups eg RSPB, SNH, GWCT, around conservation grazing and liver fluke risk to livestock, mainly cattle |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Scottish Government Stakeholder event 26th Oct |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Participated in a Scottish Government stakeholder consultation on teh draft Climate Change Plan, specifically the role of endemic disease control in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Scottish Govt/NERC workshop, 9th March |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Worshop to discuss environmental research, with focus on disease impacts |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Soil Association Perth 7th Aug |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Farm walk & talk |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Soil Assoiciation Farm Walk, Kinaldy, Fife, 13th July 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited farm walk & presentation at Soil Assoc Farm Walk, focusing specifically on practical fluke control, ~12 farmers participated, good discussion, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Spoke to visiting US agriculture students, Crowder College |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentation on sustainable fluke control |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Steering Committee |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Working group to discuss and disseminate best practice advice around sustainable parasite control in sheep (& link to COWS equavalent for cattle) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Steering Committee |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | SCOPS Steering Committee, discussing best practice for sustainable control of parasites in sheep |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Talk(s) to visiting Dutch vet group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 2 invited talks to Dutch vets visiting Moredun Research Institute |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Teaching Vet Students & MSc Food Security students, University of Glasgow |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Teaching on livestock and the environment |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Teaching on Parasites of Public Health Importance, University of Edinburgh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Teaching on Parasites of Public Health Importance - Lessons from Livestock |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Vet Trust CPD |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at Vet Trust CPD Event, Stirling |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Visit from N Carolina Agriculture students |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Visit of 3rd year Agriculture students from N Carolina University, talks & lab tour |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Webinar for Elanco Animal Health |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited webinar for Elanco Animal Health |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Webinar for Pasture-fed Livestock Association |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on conservation grazing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Webinar for Welsh Vets |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation followed by Q&A |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | World Association for teh Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Liverpool, August 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Platform presentation on DNA-based testing for liver fluke, good discussions, positive feedback |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |