Dr Fiona Kenyon

Moredun Research Institute
Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
Midlothian EH26 0PZ

Biography

Fiona Kenyon graduated with an Honours degree in Zoology from Edinburgh University, then gained a PhD studying sheep scab mites at Moredun.

Fiona then completed a Post-doctoral position at Edinburgh University studying drug resistance in malaria before returning to Moredun to work on the management of anthelmintic resistance in sheep. Fiona is currently interested in how different anthelmintic treatment strategies affect the development of anthelmintic resistance, and has been working on developing targeted treatment (optimised whole-flock treatments) and targeted selected treatment (treating only those individuals within a flock that will gain a benefit) strategies in sheep.

First issue of the newsletter produced by the TechCare project (Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfare management)

Selected Key Publications

Morgan-Davies, C., Lambe, N., Wishart, H., Waterhouse, T., Kenyon, F., McBean, D., McCracken, D. 2017. Impacts of using a precision livestock system targeted approach in mountain sheep flocks Livestock Science 208():67-76.
Melville, L., Kenyon, F., Javed, S., McElarney, I., Demeler, J., Skuce, P. 2014. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the sensitive detection of Haemonchus contortus eggs in ovine faecal samples Veterinary Parasitology 206(3-4):308-312.
Charlier, J., Morgan, E.R., Rinaldi, L., Dijk, J., Demeler, J., Hoglund, J., Hertzberg, H., Ranst, B.V., Hendrickx, G., Vercruysse, J., Kenyon, F. 2014. Practices to optimise gastrointestinal nematode control on sheep, goat and cattle farms in Europe using targeted (selective) treatments Veterinary Record 175(10):250-255.
Charlier, J., Voort, M., Kenyon, F., Skuce, P., Vercruysse, J. 2014. Chasing helminths and their economic impact on farmed ruminants Trends in Parasitology 30(7):361-367.
Busin, V., Kenyon, F., Parkin, T., McBean, D., Laing, N., Sargison, N.D., Ellis, K. 2014. Production impact of a targeted selective treatment system based on liveweight gain in a commercial flock The Veterinary Journal 200(2):248-252.
Kenyon, F., McBean, D., Greer, A.W., Burgess, C.G.S., Morrison, A.A., Bartley, D.J., Bartley, Y., Devin, L., Nath, M., Jackson, F. 2013. A comparative study of the effects of four treatment regimes on ivermectin efficacy, body weight and pasture contamination in lambs naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes in Scotland International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 3():77-84.
Burgess, S.T.G., Innocent, G., Nunn, F., Frew, D., Kenyon, F., Nisbet, A.J., Huntley, J.F. 2012. The use of a Psoroptes ovis serodiagnostic test for the analysis of a natural outbreak of sheep scab Parasites & Vectors 5():7.
Kenyon, F., Jackson, F. 2011. Targeted flock/herd and individual ruminant treatment approaches Veterinary Parasitology 186(1-2):10-17.
Demeler, J., Küttler, U., El-Abdellati, A., Stafford, K., Rydzik, A., Varady, M., Kenyon, F., Coles, G., Höglund, J., Jackson, F. 2010. Standardization of the larval migration inhibition test for the detection of resistance to ivermectin in gastro intestinal nematodes of ruminants Veterinary Parasitology 174(1-2):58-64.

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