Helminths, with an estimated 1.5 billion annual global infections, are one of the major health
challenges worldwide. The current strategy of the World Health Organization to prevent …

The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

The effects on the immune response of the mussel, Mytilus edulis, of short-term, in-vivo
exposure to copper were investigated under laboratory-controlled conditions. Parameters …

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites in grazing cattle are a major cause of production
loss and their control is increasingly difficult due to anthelmintic resistance and climate …

Helminth infections of cattle place significant burdens on livestock production and farm
economic efficiency. Heavy infections are relatively easy to detect and treat with …

Background Summer scour syndrome (SSS) is a recently identified pathological condition
affecting weaned dairy and dairy-beef calves during their first grazing season in Ireland. The …

Aims To investigate the association between gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) and animal
behaviour in dairy calves under New Zealand pastoral conditions, using animal-mounted …

Evidence of long-term metal pollution in the Fal Estuary is provided by analyses of Cu in
oyster (Ostrea edulis) communities extending over more than 120 yr and by analyses of Cu …

This chapter presents new insights into “blue” diatom species and marennine-like pigments
in particular, concerning the biodiversity of these microalgae, their pigments, their …

The development of anthelmintic resistance by helminths can be slowed by maintaining
refugia on pasture or in untreated hosts. Targeted selective treatments (TST) may achieve …