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

Gwenllian M. Rees conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with sheep farmers in Wales, U.K., between October 2023 and October 2024. The interviews, averaging 52 minutes, explore perceptions and management practices for Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) infection. The data is a 486.2 KB PDF containing interview transcripts and analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyzing farmer risk perception and decision-making based on described themes of 'high stakes, low certainty' and 'treatment as agency'.
• Studying barriers to diagnostic adoption based on described factors like cost, logistics, and turnaround time.
• Modeling factors influencing flukicide use based on described farm-specific constraints like geography, labour, and economics.
• Investigating themes of veterinary trust and advisory access mentioned as shaping control strategies.

Strengths

• Based on 16 in-depth interviews with a mean length of 52 minutes, providing qualitative depth.
• Interviews were conducted between October 2023 and October 2024, offering recent insights.
• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 486.2 KB PDF; the underlying interview transcripts or coded data are not provided in a structured, machine-readable format.
• The sample is limited to 16 farms in Wales, U.K., which may limit generalizability.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the PDF analysis.

Provenance

Source

Gwenllian M. Rees via figshare.

Collection Method

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews, purposively recruited through farmer networks and social media, analysed using an inductive thematic approach.

Time Range

October 2023 to October 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 04:20:30.

Geography

Wales, United Kingdom.