Cost benefit analysis on parasite control tools
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This deliverable reports the results of the actions described in task 2.3: Literature review and farmer consultations will be organised in SPARC countries to assess known and perceived cost-effectiveness of interventions. Focus group meetings and surveys will gauge perceived cost-effectiveness of good practices identified in Task 2.2 and stimulating measures (communication and other tools). Practices and measures will be scored on a 5-point scale for very low to very high cost-effectiveness.
Report on establishment of national and regional stakeholder networks and pilot farms
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Deliverable 1.1 will report on the results of task 1.2. which focuses on the establishment of national and regional networks: In each country a national CoP will be composed of multiple national actors involved in sustainable parasite control (as national mirror groups to the European CoP). Harnessing existing networks of partner institutions, including professional contacts with farmers, advisors, technicians, and veterinarians, will form the foundation for participant recruitment (e.g., COWS and SCOPS in the UK, RFSA in France, Vet+I in Spain, Amcra in Belgium). Recruitment of stakeholders will be done via established channels like existing e-mail lists and social media groups from COMBAR and DISARM projects and professional magazines. Where there is an expressed need by the national CoP, regional sub-networks will be created to identify issues/barriers and promote animal health solutions directly tailored to the local conditions. Initial stakeholder consultations will be organised to inform on the overall objectives of SPARC, feed into recruitment of pilot farms (Task 1.3) and obtain initial views on needs and barriers to the adoption of sustainable parasite control to feed into the focus group meetings in WP2.
Map of network needs to archive sustainable parasite control
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This deliverable reports the results of the actions described in task 2.1: Stakeholders’ needs to effectively implement sustainable parasite control will be evaluated. Qualitative surveys and focus groups will identify existing practices, tools, materials, and information/training channels used, and limitations and barriers to the adoption of sustainable good practices. They will address the relationships between stakeholders, the respective place and role of the different actors involved in advising livestock farmers, the knowledge and capacity gaps, and the preferred means and channels for addressing them in the most effective way. Cases where good practices are followed and the factors that triggered this change will be studied in-depth. Surveys will be conducted individually or collectively with farmers, technicians and veterinarians. Replication at the national level and a higher order analysis will identify the main drivers and limitations of sustainable parasite management and important differences between countries, regions, sectors and farmer typologies, guiding tailored approaches. For each country/sector and for Europe overall, available knowledge, know-how and tools will be mapped with key knowledge exchange gaps and needs, and barriers and levers for change. This will allow focus within and beyond SPARC the areas in which enabling activities through TN will be most effective to support constructive change.
Protocols for sustainable worm control practices
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This deliverable reports the results of the actions described in task 3.1: Together with the end-users (farmers, farm advisors, veterinarians) we will select which sustainable worm control practices will be implemented in specific target livestock populations (meat and dairy sheep, goats and cattle) and countries. For each worm control practice, decision support and/or diagnostic tools will be defined, as well as parameters and thresholds to measure anthelmintic efficacy, animal productivity and economic return of the applied practices. For worm control practices, their associated parameters and expected outcomes will be adapted to account for the different livestock species/production types, climate and farm management conditions.
