Blowfly strike in sheep: self-help surveillance for shepherds is unsustainable

Vet Rec. 2017 Mar 18;180(11):280. doi: 10.1136/vr.104011. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Authors

S C Tongue¹, A J Duncan¹, J Vipond², P Stocker³, G J Gunn¹

Affiliations

¹ Epidemiology Research Unit (Inverness), SRUC (Scotland's Rural College), West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
² SAC Consulting, SRUC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
³ National Sheep Association (NSA), The Sheep Centre, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6PH, UK.

PMID: 28119476
DOI: 10.1136/vr.104011

No abstract available

Keywords: Blowfly; Disease surveillance; Sheep.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Diptera*
Farmers
Humans
Self Report
Sentinel Surveillance / veterinary*
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / epidemiology*
United Kingdom / epidemiology