Liver fluke in the UK – A survey and free livestock parasite test for cattle and sheep farmers
Are you a cattle and/or sheep farmer in the UK?
Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology student Alice Bucker is researching liver fluke in the UK and needs your help. Hear from Alice below.
“I am an M
Sc student at the university of Lincoln researching liver fluke in the UK, particularly the prevalence of liver fluke (and how it is managed) to provide an up-to-date view of its distribution and attitudes of farmers towards it. Data will be co
llected through a questionnaire directed at livestock farmers in the UK focusing on sheep and/or cattle, with questions looking at farm and herd characteristics, along with farm liver fluke history. Farmers will also have the opportunity to submit a livestock faecal sample for a free faecal egg count (FEC) test in order to determine the prevalence of liver fluke.”
This study is open to cattle and/or sheep farmers in the UK. If you are interested in taking part, please visit https://liverflukeuol.weebly.com or email the researcher Alice Buckner abuckner@lincoln.ac.uk for more information. This project has been approved by the University of Lincoln Ethics Committee (ethics reference 2020_3953).