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Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales (2023)
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Strang, C., Alarcon, P., Cardwell, J., & Brunton, L. (2023). Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3505

Background: Accurate farm-level data on antibiotic usage (ABU) are needed for surveillance of antibiotic resistance. The study aim was to determine the accuracy of ABU data capture by dairy farmers in South West England and Wales. Methods: Through a... Read More about Assessing antibiotic usage data capture accuracy on dairy farms in England and Wales.

Surveillance and risk assessment for early detection of emerging infectious diseases in livestock (2023)
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Drewe, J. A., Snary, E. L., Crotta, M., Alarcon, P., & Guitian, J. (2023). Surveillance and risk assessment for early detection of emerging infectious diseases in livestock. Scientific and Technical Review, 42, 120-127. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.42.3355

Those who work in the area of surveillance and prevention of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) face a challenge in accurately predicting where infection will occur and who (or what) it will affect. Establishing surveillance and control programmes f... Read More about Surveillance and risk assessment for early detection of emerging infectious diseases in livestock.

Mapping chicken production and distribution networks in Vietnam: An analysis of socio-economic factors and their epidemiological significances (2023)
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Thi Dien, N., Thi Minh Khue, N., Ebata, A., Fournié, G., Huyen, L. T. T., Van Dai, N., …Alarcon, P. (2023). Mapping chicken production and distribution networks in Vietnam: An analysis of socio-economic factors and their epidemiological significances. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 214, 105906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105906

The growing chicken industry in Viet Nam has an increasingly important contribution to the country’s food security, but its development requires careful planning to prevent disease risks. This study characterizes the chicken production and distributi... Read More about Mapping chicken production and distribution networks in Vietnam: An analysis of socio-economic factors and their epidemiological significances.

Pharma-cartography: Navigating the complexities of antibiotic supply to rural livestock in West Bengal, India, through value chain and power dynamic analysis (2023)
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Hennessey, M., Ebata, A., Samanta, I., Mateus, A., Arnold, J., Day, D., …Alarcon, P. (in press). Pharma-cartography: Navigating the complexities of antibiotic supply to rural livestock in West Bengal, India, through value chain and power dynamic analysis. PLoS ONE, 18(2), e0281188. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281188

Antibiotic resistance threatens provision of healthcare and livestock production worldwide with predicted negative socioeconomic impact. Antibiotic stewardship can be considered of importance to people living in rural communities, many of which depen... Read More about Pharma-cartography: Navigating the complexities of antibiotic supply to rural livestock in West Bengal, India, through value chain and power dynamic analysis.

Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock: -EN- Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock -FR- Évaluation économique de la surveillance exercée sur l'utilisation d'agents antimicrobiens chez les animaux d'élevage -ES- Evaluación en clave económica de la vigilancia del uso de agentes antimicrobianos en el ganado (2023)
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ALARCON, P., STRANG, C., CHANG, Y., & TAK, M. (2023). Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock: -EN- Economic evaluation of antimicrobial usage surveillance in livestock -FR- Évaluation économique de la surveillance exercée sur l'utilisation d'agents antimicrobiens chez les animaux d'élevage -ES- Evaluación en clave económica de la vigilancia del uso de agentes antimicrobianos en el ganado. Scientific and Technical Review, 42, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.42.3347

Modelling multi-player strategic decisions in animal healthcare: A scoping review (2022)
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Hennessey, M., Fournie, G., Quaife, M., & Alarcon-Lopez, P. (2022). Modelling multi-player strategic decisions in animal healthcare: A scoping review. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105684

Strategic decision making in animal healthcare involves an array of complex factors interacting for the allocation of scarce resources. These influence the viability and success of livestock enterprises. However, the outcomes of such decisions may no... Read More about Modelling multi-player strategic decisions in animal healthcare: A scoping review.

Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya (2021)
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Ballesteros, C., Mwasi, A., Mungai, E., Ibarahim, A., Thuranina-McKeever, C., Aboge, G., …Alarcon, P. (2021). Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya. Veterinary and Animal Science, 13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2021.100186

The collection of production performance data in small ruminants pastoralists flocks is essential to evaluate their efficiency and assess how different challenges, such as diseases, droughts or changes in land use, affect their sustainability. Althou... Read More about Developing and validating a rapid assessment tool for small ruminant reproduction and production in pastoralist flocks in Kajiado, Kenya.

"If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India (2021)
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Arnold, J., Day, D., Hennessey, M., Alarcon, P., Gautham, M., Samanta, I., & Mateus, A. (2021). "If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India. Antibiotics, 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10121433

Smallholder farms are the predominant livestock system in India. Animals are often kept in close contact with household members, and access to veterinary services is limited. However, limited research exists on how antibiotics are used in smallholder... Read More about "If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India.

Financial impact of sheeppox and goatpox and estimated profitability of vaccination for subsistence farmers in selected northern states of Nigeria (2021)
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Rawlins, M., Limon, G., Adedeji, A., Ijoma, S., Atai, R., Adole, J., …Alarcon, P. (2022). Financial impact of sheeppox and goatpox and estimated profitability of vaccination for subsistence farmers in selected northern states of Nigeria. Preventative Veterinary Medicine, 198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105503

Sheeppox and goatpox (SGP) are important transboundary diseases, endemic in Nigeria, causing severe clinical manifestations, impacting production, and resulting in economic losses. Vaccination is an effective control measure against SGP in endemic co... Read More about Financial impact of sheeppox and goatpox and estimated profitability of vaccination for subsistence farmers in selected northern states of Nigeria.

Enhancing the value of meat inspection records for broiler health and welfare surveillance: longitudinal detection of relational patterns (2021)
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Buzdugan, S., Alarcon, P., Huntington, B., Rushton, J., Blake, D., & Guitian, J. (in press). Enhancing the value of meat inspection records for broiler health and welfare surveillance: longitudinal detection of relational patterns. BMC Veterinary Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02970-2

Background. Abattoir data are under-used for surveillance. Nationwide surveillance could benefit from using data on meat inspection findings, but several limitations need to be overcome. At the producer level, interpretation of meat inspection findin... Read More about Enhancing the value of meat inspection records for broiler health and welfare surveillance: longitudinal detection of relational patterns.

A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie (2021)
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Alarcon-Lopez, P., Marco-Jimenez, F., Horigan, V., Ortiz-Pelaez, A., Rajanayagam, B., Dryden, A., …Adkin, A. (2021). A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105388

Classical scrapie is a prion disease of small ruminants, the infectious agent of which has been shown to be extremely persistent in the environment. Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) after a scrapie outbreak is currently recommended by many governments... Read More about A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie.

Intensification of fragility: poultry production and distribution in Bangladesh and its implications for disease risk (2021)
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Hennessey, M., Fournié, G., Hoque, M. A., Biswas, P. K., Alarcon, P., Ebata, A., …Barnett, T. (2021). Intensification of fragility: poultry production and distribution in Bangladesh and its implications for disease risk. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 191, 105367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105367

Poultry production is a valuable source of nutritious food and income and is considered a crucial part of global development. This is especially important for countries such as Bangladesh where levels of hunger and childhood stunting remain high. How... Read More about Intensification of fragility: poultry production and distribution in Bangladesh and its implications for disease risk.

The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition. (2021)
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Alarcon, P., Dominguez-Salas, P., Fèvre, E. M., & Rushton, J. (2021). The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition. Frontiers, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.642635

Our review explores the changing food production, distribution and consumption environment in low and middle-income countries and emerging economies as a basis for framing how to study food systems in order to address public health issues of food saf... Read More about The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition..

The Nairobi Pork Value Chain: Mapping and Assessment of Governance, Challenges, and Food Safety Issues (2021)
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Kaitibie, S., Murungi, M. K., Raghavan, M., Muloi, D. M., Fasina, F. O., Muinde, P., …Em, F. (2021). The Nairobi Pork Value Chain: Mapping and Assessment of Governance, Challenges, and Food Safety Issues. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, -. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.581376

The Nairobi pork food system is a growing livestock sub-sector which serves as a source of food and livelihood to its inhabitants. The study aimed to map Nairobi's pork value chains, assess their governance, operational challenges and their impacts o... Read More about The Nairobi Pork Value Chain: Mapping and Assessment of Governance, Challenges, and Food Safety Issues.

Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises (2020)
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Konold, T., Libbey, S., Rajanayagam, B., Fothergill, L., Spiropoulos, J., Vidaña, B., & Alarcon, P. (2020). Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7,

After an outbreak of classical scrapie in a dairy goat herd with over 1,800 goats, all goats in the herd were culled in 2008, cleaning and disinfection of the premises was implemented, and restocking with goats took place ~4 months after depopulation... Read More about Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises.

A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan (2020)
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Aslam, H. B., Alarcon, P., Yaqub, T., Iqbal, M., & Häsler, B. (2020). A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7,

The chicken industry of Pakistan is a major livestock sub-sector, playing a pivotal role in economic growth and rural development. This study aimed to characterize and map the structure of broiler and layer production systems, associated value chains... Read More about A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan.