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The critical importance of planned small ruminant livestock health and production in addressing global challenges surrounding food production and poverty alleviation by Sargison, ND

“…Small ruminants are particularly well suited to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals surrounding food security, human wellbeing and poverty…”
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Identifying knowledge gaps in Moniezia expansa epidemiology: a report of a small intestinal torsion in a 5-week-old lamb by Kelly, RF, Evans, M, Sargison, ND

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Modelling bodyweight to avoid anthelmintic underdosing of goats in resources-limited settings by Evans, M. J., Kaona, C. L., Barros, A. K., Burdon Bailey, J. L., Chikungwa, P., Costa-Junior, L. M., Gamble, L., Hopker, A. M., Kelly, R. F., Lohr, F., Silva, R., Sargison, N. D.

“…Improved management of livestock in resource-limited settings can provide a means towards improved human nutrition and livelihoods. However, gastrointestinal…”
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Pharmaceutical treatments of gastrointestinal nematode infections of sheep—Future of anthelmintic drugs by Sargison, N.D.

“…Various interacting factors have been identified to explain why health plans for nematode parasite control, based on conventional epidemiological knowledge and…”
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The Pathophysiology, Ecology and Epidemiology of Haemonchus contortus Infection in Small Ruminants by Besier, R B, Kahn, L P, Sargison, N D, Van Wyk, J A

“…The parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus occurs commonly in small ruminants, and it is an especially significant threat to the health and production of…”
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Identification of the 1B vaccine strain of Chlamydia abortus in aborted placentas during the investigation of toxaemic and systemic disease in sheep by Sargison, ND, Truyers, IGR, Howie, FE, Thomson, JR, Cox, AL, Livingstone, M, Longbottom, D

“…CASE HISTORY: One hundred and forty Cheviot and 100 Suffolk cross Mule primiparous 1–2-year-old ewes, from a flock of about 700 ewes, were vaccinated with an…”
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Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Haemonchus contortus in Small Ruminants by Besier, R B, Kahn, L P, Sargison, N D, Van Wyk, J A

“…Haemonchus contortus is a highly pathogenic, blood-feeding nematode of small ruminants, and a significant cause of mortalities worldwide. Haemonchosis is a…”
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A 4 year observation of gastrointestinal nematode egg counts, nemabiomes and the benzimidazole resistance genotypes of Teladorsagia circumcincta on a Scottish sheep farm by Evans, M.J., Chaudhry, U.N., Costa-Júnior, L.M., Hamer, K., Leeson, S.R., Sargison, N.D.

“…[Display omitted] •Metabarcoded sequencing was used to determined species composition (nemabiome) of gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) larvae.•Deep amplicon…”
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Sheep helminth parasitic disease in south eastern Scotland arising as a possible consequence of climate change by Kenyon, F., Sargison, N.D., Skuce, P.J., Jackson, F.

“…The climate in the UK is changing, with a trend towards increased rainfall in the autumn and winter and warmer average temperatures throughout the year. There…”
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Diagnosis and economic consequences of triclabendazole resistance in Fasciola hepatica in a sheep flock in south-east Scotland by Sargison, N. D., Scott, P. R.

“…Over the past decade, definite changes have been recorded in the regional prevalence, seasonality and severity of fasciolosis in the UK, related to increased…”
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Identification of the rumen fluke, Calicophoron daubneyi, in GB livestock: possible implications for liver fluke diagnosis by Gordon, D.K., Roberts, L.C.P., Lean, N., Zadoks, R.N., Sargison, N.D., Skuce, P.J.

“…The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is common in many parts of Great Britain. To detect liver fluke infection and to assess whether fasciolicide treatment has…”
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Climate change and infectious disease: helminthological challenges to farmed ruminants in temperate regions by van Dijk, J., Sargison, N. D., Kenyon, F., Skuce, P. J.

“…In the UK, recent mean temperatures have consistently increased by between 1°C and 4°C compared to the 30-year monthly averages. Furthermore, all available…”
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A model for the control of psoroptic mange in sheep by Sargison, N. D., Busin, V.

“…[...]farmers who did not have long-term disease-free flocks and effective biosecurity were unable to make risk assessments of disease freedom, and treated…”
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Conjunctival mucous membrane colour as an indicator for the targeted selective treatment of haemonchosis and of the general health status of peri-urban smallholder goats in southern Malawi by Sargison, N.D., Mazeri, S., Gamble, L., Lohr, F., Chikungwa, P., Chulu, J., Hunsberger, K.T., Jourdan, N., Shah, A., Burdon Bailey, J.L.

“…•Large scale study of FAMACHA© scores and gastrointestinal nematode burdens of Malawian peri-urban goats.•Conjunctival mucous membrane scoring as a method of…”
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On farm evaluation of the coproantigen ELISA and coproantigen reduction test in Scottish sheep naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica by Gordon, D.K., Zadoks, R.N., Stevenson, H., Sargison, N.D., Skuce, P.J.

“…The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is a cause of significant economic losses in sheep farming. Lack of convenient and sensitive diagnostic tests in the live…”
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Investigation of a gamasid mite infestation in a UK textile mill caused by Dermanyssus gallinae (DeGeer, 1778) (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) special lineage L1 by Sargison, N.D., Jacinavicius, F.C., Fleming, R.H., Chaudhry, U.N., Costa-Junior, L.M.

“…A recurrent mite infestation affecting a room used to inspect fabric in a UK textile mill was investigated to allay concerns of any potential health risks to…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of benzimidazole resistance in reciprocal genetic crosses of Haemonchus contortus by Morrison, A.A., Chaudhry, U., Andrews, L., Melville, L., Doyle, S.R., Sargison, N.D., Bartley, D.J.

“…Haemonchus contortus is arguably one of the most economically important and ubiquitous parasites of livestock globally and commonly involved in cases of…”
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An outbreak of subacute fasciolosis in Soay sheep: Ultrasonographic biochemical and histological studies by Scott, P.R., Sargison, N.D., Macrae, A., Rhind, S.R.

“…A naturally occurring outbreak of subacute fasciolosis in a group of 17 seven-month-old Soay ram lambs was studied following the sudden death of two sheep. In…”
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Production impact of a targeted selective treatment system based on liveweight gain in a commercial flock by Busin, V., Kenyon, F., Parkin, T., McBean, D., Laing, N., Sargison, N.D., Ellis, K.

“…The sustainability of sheep production is hindered by anthelmintic resistance. Options to slow down or prevent resistance have been widely studied but their…”
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Proof of concept of ovine artificial insemination by vaginal deposition of frozen-thawed semen under UK sheep-farming conditions by Crilly, J. P., Söderquist, L., Holmström, A., Sargison, N. D.

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