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Introducing the FECPAKG2 System

- how used in veterinary field

STARWORMS PI MEETING February 2016

Process relies on a microscope?

Where it began..

BUT?

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A new technology •  Making on farm / lab FEC monitoring easier

•  Remote location, on-line diagnostic FEC system

•  Helps you keep on top of parasite issues

Technology  Breakthrough  •  Sample prepared on farm or in lab

•  Removes the microscope & accumulates the eggs into one viewing area

•  Enables digital capture of the sample image (remote location diagnostics)

•  Allows images to be transferred, stored, audited etc

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How the Wells work

Well volume 0.5ml

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Eggs accumulate around the rod

An image is captured and eggs can be digitally “marked” and stored

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Image Mark up platform

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Field Unit - for farmers etc.

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Laboratory system

Results (2 hrs) Decision support Alerts / Reminders Utilising data Empowered Management

Animal Information Drenching information

Location Sample image

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Reporting of results within 2 hrs - by email

Web Portal Results

"  Record of results

"  Review prev tests

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Web Portal – Graph Information

"   Visual representation of sample results

"   Allows monitoring of group FEC’s

"   More informed decisions

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Examples of use -

§  Large UK Supermarket §  Lamb supplier group

•  Increased returns for suppliers •  Empowers suppliers with tools, expertise and support •  Welfare / performance balance •  Addresses chemical use in lamb •  Good for the Supplier & Consumer •  Ethical & sustainable approach •  Protection of the supply chain •  Collaborative approach

Project

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Project  Progress  •  33  UK  farmers  recruited  as  End  User’s    •  +  4  hosted  users  (use  through  Vets)  

•  22  NZ  farmers  recruited  as  End  User’s    

Progress  -­‐  usage  First  

SubmissionNumber  of  

testsFirst  

SubmissionNumber  of  

tests28/11/2013 393 15/05/2015 2717/12/2013 134 20/05/2015 118/04/2014 9 20/05/2015 127/04/2014 58 22/05/2015 811/06/2014 0 10/06/2015 811/06/2014 11 15/06/2015 324/06/2014 41  !! 22/06/2015 1727/08/2014 6 10/07/2015 605/10/2014 13 27/07/2015 1331/01/2015 13 27/07/2015 802/02/2015 77 07/08/2015 306/02/2015 28 12/08/2015 510/02/2015 46 13/08/2015 026/02/2015 9 19/08/2015 913/05/2015 3 20/08/2015 6

Total 915

UK  

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Farmer  Case  Study  1  Ben  Anthony  &  Diana  Fairclough,  Frowen,  Whitland,  W  Wales  •  Since  May  2014  -­‐    over  60  samples  completed  successfully  

•  Would  not  go  back  to  rouLne  worming  paNerns  

•  Minimal  worming  needed  through  the  summer  (good  year  for  low  burden’s).  One  group  of  lambs  weren’t  wormed  unLl  October  (what  was  leQ)  

•  Using  the  kit  they  confirmed  that  they  have  resistance  to  MoxidecLn  (CydecLn)  –  (suspicious  year  before.  )  

•  Used  Levamisole  drench  in  the  autumn  and  test  showed  this  wormer  worked  at  this  Lme  of  year.    

GroupFEC  Pre  Treatment   Treated  with

FEC  Post  Treatment

Whinnets  Mob  -­‐  Jun 300

MOXIDECTIN  (Cydectin) 150

Lambs  on  rape  -­‐  Nov 420

Levamisole  (2  LV) 0

If fully effective – FEC should have dropped to

95% - this was only 50%!

What  the  data  shows  us….  

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Resistance  status  in  Wales  –  sheep  worms  WAARD  project  

Wales  Against  AnthelminLc  Resistance  Development    

•  2014  –  2015  •  Techion,  5  Vet  pracLce’s,  Bristol  Uni  &  WRVC  •  45  farms    •  TesLng  BZ,  LV,  ML,  MoxidecLn  (e.g.  CydecLn)  

Techion service – full FECRT package. Certified contractor’s with QA procedure’s.

Examples of use -

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Overall  Summary  

94%  

68%  

51%  

19%  

BENZIMIDAZOLE  (1  BZ)   LEVAMISOLE  (2LV)   IVERMECTIN  (3ML)   MOXIDECTIN  (3ML)  Percen

tage  of  Farms  w

ith  Resistance  (FEC

R  95%)  

Drench  Type  

Percentage  of  farms  with  AnthelminRc  Resistance  Overall  (n=47)  

n=44  

n=32  

n=24  

n=9  

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Summary

•  Successfully used by farmers and veterinarians in sheep

•  Enables a number of services to be available

Ø  FEC results recording, storage, reporting

Ø  Species testing options – e.g. cattle / equine

Ø  Alerts, warnings

Ø New management tools (calculators etc)

Ø New services – integrated parasite management

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Greg Mirams

Freephone – 0800 332 725 or www.techiongroup.co.nz

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