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Quantifying the beliefs of key players in the UK sheep industry on the efficacy of two treatments for footrot

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Winter, Joanne R. and Green, Laura E. (2018) Quantifying the beliefs of key players in the UK sheep industry on the efficacy of two treatments for footrot. The Veterinary Journal, 239 . pp. 15-20. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.07.009 ISSN 1090-0233.

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Abstract

Clinical trials have demonstrated that sheep with footrot treated with parenteral and topical antibiotic treatment without foot trimming (treatment A), have achieved cure faster than sheep treated with foot trimming and topical antibiotic (treatment B). We investigated how key players in the UK sheep industry recommended treating footrot, and tested whether reviewing the evidence surrounding treatment of footrot changed their beliefs. Eight key players attended a workshop to investigate current practice, and their perceived efficacy of treatments using probabilistic elicitation.

All participants recommended use of antibiotic injection but only four recommended not foot trimming feet with footrot. Initial beliefs in the difference in cure rate within five days of treatment ranged from 30-97% in favour of treatment A (true difference 60%); this heterogeneity reduced after reviewing the evidence. Participants who believed the cure rate differed by >60% over-estimated the cure rate of treatment A whilst participants who believed the difference was <60% over-estimated the efficacy of treatment B. During discussions, participants stated that parenteral antibiotics had always been recommended as a treatment for footrot but that the new research clarified when to use them. In contrast, it was highly novel to hear that foot trimming was detrimental to recovery, and key players and farmers are taking longer to accept this evidence. Three months after the workshop, three participants stated that they now placed greater emphasis on rapid individual antibiotic treatment of lame sheep and not foot trimming feet.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Footrot in sheep -- Treatment, Antibiotics, Livestock
Journal or Publication Title: The Veterinary Journal
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 1090-0233
Official Date: 21 July 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
21 July 2018Published
18 July 2018Accepted
Volume: 239
Page Range: pp. 15-20
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.07.009
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 July 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 July 2019
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
BB/M012980/1[BBSRC] Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000268
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Warwickhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000741
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