All Outputs (3)

Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation (2023)
Journal Article
Middleton, A., Blackie, N., Crilly, J., & Reilly, B. (2023). Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3602

Background The popularity of alpacas in the UK is increasing, with the British Alpaca Society (BAS) estimating that there are currently 45,000 registered alpacas and a further 15,000 unregistered alpacas. This research set about to investigate what... Read More about Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation.

Survey on vaccination technique in UK sheep farmers and the impact of training (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, L., Reilly, B., & Blackie, N. (2022). Survey on vaccination technique in UK sheep farmers and the impact of training. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1798

Background: Vaccines are commonly used in sheep farming. Compliance with vaccination protocols, and subsequent suboptimal vaccination technique are concerns in the industry. Methods: An online survey was distributed to UK sheep farmers containing 3... Read More about Survey on vaccination technique in UK sheep farmers and the impact of training.

Such a tease! Production and uses of teaser rams, bucks, boars and bulls (2022)
Journal Article
Crilly, J., Reilly, B., & Wood, M. (2022). Such a tease! Production and uses of teaser rams, bucks, boars and bulls. In Practice, 44(4), 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.204

Background: Male livestock rendered sterile through vasectomy or epididymectomy, but still hormonally and behaviourally sexually active, have many uses. In small ruminants they can be used to advance the breeding season and puberty, synchronise and d... Read More about Such a tease! Production and uses of teaser rams, bucks, boars and bulls.