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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Body condition score and weight are effective targeted selective treatment indicators for gastrointestinal nematodes in premating ewes
Williams, E. G., Brophy, P. M., Williams, H. W., Evans, S. R., McCalman, H. & Jones, R. A., 31 Jan 2026, In: Veterinary Record. 198, 3, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in lying behaviour of housed ewes prior to parturition and their association with ewe characteristics, measured using accelerometers
Williams, M., Davis, C. N., Jones, D. L., Davies, E. S., Vasina, P., Cutress, D., Rose, M. T., Jones, R. A. & Williams, H. W., Sept 2026, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 302, 107053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physiochemical variation within the storage of separated dairy cattle solids as amended by polyaluminium chloride and polyacrylamide
Gray, B. J., Williams, H. W., Jones, D. G., Nicholas, N., Jones, I., Owen, J. M., Jones, G. L. & Jones, C. O., 30 Jun 2026, In: Environmental Technology & Innovation. 42, 12 p., 104935.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Not a problem because we drench for it”: the management of liver fluke on sheep farms
Rees, G., Evans, S., Davis, C., Brophy, P., Morphew, R. M., Williams, M., Williams, H. W. & Jones, R., 14 Apr 2026, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 13, 10 p., 1807455.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Key Performance Indicators as Predictors of Enterprise Gross Margin in English and Welsh Suckler Beef and Sheep Farms
Lloyd, N., Williams, M. & Williams, H. W., 28 Feb 2025, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 15, 3, 10 p., 249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing periparturient ewe characteristics and nemabiome composition to guide targeted selective treatment for sustainable gastrointestinal nematodes control in sheep
Williams, E. G., Williams, H. W., Brophy, P. M., Evans, S. R., McCalman, H. & Jones, R. A., 30 Jun 2024, In: Animal. 18, 6, 10 p., 101156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of factors associated with Fasciola hepatica infection risk areas on pastures via an environmental DNA survey of Galba truncatula distribution using droplet digital and quantitative real-time PCR assays
Jones, R. A., Davis, C. N., Nalepa‐Grajcar, J., Woodruff, H., Williams, H. W., Brophy, P. M. & Jones, E., 06 Feb 2024, In: Environmental DNA. 6, 1, 12 p., e371.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme and liver fluke risk
Jones, R., Rees, G., Brophy, P., Williams, H. W., Morphew, R. M., Williams, M., Davis, C. & Evans, S., 17 Feb 2024, In: Veterinary Record. 194, 4, p. 154-154 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Acidification of previously limed upland pastures: An overlooked flood risk factor?
Freeman, C., Gwyn, O., Gwynn-Jones, D., Williams, H., Medcalf, K. & Scullion, J., 25 Jun 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 879, 6 p., 163063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches
Minadakis, N., Williams, H., Horvath, R., Caković, D., Stritt, C., Thieme, M., Bourgeois, Y. & Roulin, A. C., 20 Sept 2023, In: Peer Community Journal. 3, 19 p., e84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches.
Minadakis, N., Williams, H. W., Horvath, R., Cakovic, D., Stritt, C., Thieme, M., Bourgeois, Y. X. C. & Roulin, A. C., 07 Sept 2023, bioRxiv, 18 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Combined Soil Dataset
Smith, C., Jones, R., Evans, S., Davis, C., Morphew, R. M., Brophy, P., Rees, G., Girdwood, S., Stiles, W., Morgan, E. R., Williams, M. & Williams, H. W., Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 21 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.20391/4146ad2f-64df-4a32-8249-a3ba21f83ccd
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Projects
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Precision solutions for controlling fasciolosis in sheep
Jones, R. (Project Lead), Brophy, P. (Researcher Co‑Lead), Morphew, R. (Researcher Co‑Lead), Rees, G. (Researcher Co‑Lead), Williams, M. (Researcher Co‑Lead), Williams, H. (Researcher Co‑Lead) & Davis, C. (Fellow)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01 Jun 2023 → 31 May 2026
Project: Externally funded research
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FlukeEvl Field and Farmer Usability trial
Williams, H. (Project Lead)
01 May 2018 → 31 Jul 2018
Project: Externally funded research
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Detection of the fluke infection status on farm snail habitats as a tool to manage liver fluke
Williams, H. (Project Lead)
10 Apr 2017 → 31 Aug 2018
Project: Externally funded research
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Aberystwyth University Researchers Update Knowledge of Livestock (Key Performance Indicators as Predictors of Enterprise Gross Margin in English and Welsh Suckler Beef and Sheep Farms)
Williams, H. W., Williams, M. & Lloyd, N.
26 Feb 2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Aberystwyth University Reports Findings in Sustainability Research (Assessing periparturient ewe characteristics and nemabiome composition to guide targeted selective treatment for sustainable gastrointestinal nematodes control in sheep)
Williams, H. W., Jones, R. & Evans, S.
20 May 2024
1 item of Media coverage
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-Aberystwyth University : Artificial intelligence breakthrough for animal infection detection
18 Oct 2022
1 item of Media coverage
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Scientists make artificial intelligence breakthrough for animal infection detection
18 Oct 2022
1 item of Media coverage
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Wales' natural resources used at 'unsustainable rate'
27 Jan 2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
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Detection of Galba truncatula, Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi environmental DNA within water sources on pasture land, a future tool for fluke control?
05 Jun 2018 → 06 Jun 2018
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Prizes
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Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2023
Brophy, P. (Recipient), Hamilton, J. (Recipient), Hoffmann, K. (Recipient), Jones, R. (Recipient), Chalmers, I. (Recipient), Morphew, R. (Recipient), Rinaldi, G. (Recipient), Williams, H. (Recipient) & Barber, I. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)