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Associations between Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection Burden and Lying Behaviour as Measured by Accelerometers in Periparturient Ewes

Eiry Gwenllian Williams, Chelsea N. Davis, Manod Williams, Dewi Llyr Jones, David Cutress, Hefin Wyn Williams, Peter M. Brophy, Michael T. Rose, Rebekah B. Stuart, Rhys Aled Jones

Animals · 2022

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Summary

The application of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies will underpin new strategies to support the control of livestock disease. However, PLF technology is underexploited within the sheep industry compared to other livestock sectors, and research is essential to identify opportunities for PLF applications. These opportunities include the control of endemic sheep disease such as parasitic gastroenteritis, caused by gastrointestinal nematode infections, which is estimated to cost the European sheep industry EUR 120 million annually. In this study, tri-axial accelerometers recorded the behaviour of 54 periparturient Welsh Mule ewes to discover if gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection burden, as measured by faecal egg count (FEC), was associated with behavioural variation. Linea

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/ani12182393
Catalogue ID
SNmoimwsam-fb3w7b
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