Sheep Farmer Interviews on Liver Fluke Management in Wales, 2023-2024

16 semi-structured interviews with sheep farmers in Wales, U.K., conducted between October 2023 and October 2024. The interviews, with a mean length of 52 minutes, were transcribed and analyzed to understand perceptions and management of Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke). The data was authored by Gwenllian M. Rees and published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing farmer perceptions of diagnostic uncertainty and risk based on interview themes.
• Studying the drivers of flukicide use as 'treatment as agency' or 'insurance' based on described farmer behaviors.
• Modeling barriers to non-chemical control adoption based on described farm-specific constraints like geography and labor.
• Investigating the impact of perceived triclabendazole resistance on treatment strategies after reported failure.

Strengths

• Data is based on 16 in-depth interviews with a mean length of 52 minutes.
• Interviews were conducted over a defined period from October 2023 to October 2024.
• The dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 263.4 KB PDF; the underlying interview transcripts or coded data are not provided in a structured format.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Data reflects perspectives from 16 farms in Wales, U.K., which may limit generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Gwenllian M. Rees via figshare.

Collection Method

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews, audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using an inductive thematic approach.

Time Range

October 2023 to October 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 04:20:31.

Geography

Wales, United Kingdom.