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Philip Skuce is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Veterinary science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields of focus include Small Animals, Parasitology, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Genetics.

The scientist's published work addresses a range of topics within parasitology and veterinary research. Key topics include:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Philip Skuce has contributed to several research papers with a focus on parasitic infections and drug resistance in livestock. Selected recent publications include:

  • Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database, 2020, Parasite
  • Drug resistance in liver flukes, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • The influence of liver fluke infection on production in sheep and cattle: a meta-analysis, 2021, International Journal for Parasitology
  • A Universal Approach to Molecular Identification of Rumen Fluke Species Across Hosts, Continents, and Sample Types, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Teladorsagia circumcincta beta tubulin: the presence of the E198L polymorphism on its own is associated with benzimidazole resistance, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

The scientist often publishes in venues including Research Square, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Parasites & Vectors, and Veterinary Record.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Philip Skuce include:

  • Tom N. McNeilly
  • Adam D. Hayward
  • María Martínez Valladares
  • Alison Morrison
  • David J. Bartley

Best Publications

  • Chasing helminths and their economic impact on farmed ruminants.

    Johannes Charlier;Mariska van der Voort;Mariska van der Voort;Fiona Kenyon;Philip Skuce

  • Current Threat of Triclabendazole Resistance in Fasciola hepatica.

    Jane M. Kelley;Timothy P. Elliott;Travis Beddoe;Glenn Anderson

  • Climate change and infectious disease: helminthological challenges to farmed ruminants in temperate regions

    J. Van Dijk;Neil Sargison;F. Kenyon;P. J. Skuce

  • Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database

    Hannah Rose Vineer;Eric R. Morgan;Hubertus Hertzberg;David J. Bartley

  • Recent advances in candidate-gene and whole-genome approaches to the discovery of anthelmintic resistance markers and the description of drug/receptor interactions

    Andrew C. Kotze;Peter W. Hunt;Philip John Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Sheep helminth parasitic disease in south eastern Scotland arising as a possible consequence of climate change.

    F. Kenyon;Neil Sargison;P. J. Skuce;F. Jackson

  • Drug resistance in liver flukes.

    Ian Fairweather;Gerard Brennan;Robert Hanna;Mark Robinson

  • The nature and prospects for gut membrane proteins as vaccine candidates for Haemonchus contortus and other ruminant trichostrongyloids.

    David P. Knox;Diane L. Redmond;George F. Newlands;Philip J. Skuce

  • Widespread anthelmintic resistance in European farmed ruminants: a systematic review.

    H Rose;Laura Rinaldi;A Bosco;F Mavrot

  • Molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus using real-time PCR and pyrosequencing.

    G von Samson-Himmelstjerna;T K Walsh;A A Donnan;S Carriere

  • The emergence of resistance to the benzimidazole anthlemintics in parasitic nematodes of livestock is characterised by multiple independent hard and soft selective sweeps.

    Elizabeth Redman;Fiona Whitelaw;Andrew Tait;Charlotte Burgess

  • Global Change and Helminth Infections in Grazing Ruminants in Europe: Impacts, Trends and Sustainable Solutions

    Eric R. Morgan;Johannes Charlier;Guy Hendrickx;Annibale Biggeri

  • Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for benzimidazole resistance in veterinary nematodes.

    G. Von Samson-Himmelstjerna;W. J. Blackhall;J. S. McCARTHY;P. J. Skuce

  • Anthelmintic resistance: markers for resistance, or susceptibility?

    R. N. Beech;P. Skuce;D. J. Bartley;R. J. Martin

  • Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe.

    P. J. Skuce;E. R. Morgan;J. van Dijk;M. Mitchell

  • Anthelmintic resistance in Swedish sheep flocks based on a comparison of the results from the faecal egg count reduction test and resistant allele frequencies of the β-tubulin gene.

    Johan Höglund;Katarina Gustafsson;Britt-Louise Ljungström;Annie Engström

  • A survey of the trichostrongylid nematode species present on UK sheep farms and associated anthelmintic control practices

    Charlotte G S Burgess;Yvonne Bartley;Elizabeth Redman;Philip J Skuce

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) Guideline: Anthelmintic combination products targeting nematode infections of ruminants and horses

    Timothy G. Geary;Barry C. Hosking;Philip J. Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Mind the gaps in research on the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of farmed ruminants and pigs

    Johannes Charlier;SM Thamsborg;DJ Bartley;PJ Skuce

  • Identification of the rumen fluke, Calicophoron daubneyi, in GB livestock: possible implications for liver fluke diagnosis

    D K Gordon;L C P Roberts;N Lean;R N Zadoks

  • Gene expression changes in a P-glycoprotein (Tci-pgp-9) putatively associated with ivermectin resistance in Teladorsagia circumcincta☆

    Alison J. Dicker;Alasdair J. Nisbet;Philip J. Skuce

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of gut-derived cysteine proteinases associated with a host protective extract from Haemonchus contortus.

    P. J. Skuce;D. L. Redmond;S. Liddell;E. M. Stewart

  • Confirmation of triclabendazole resistance in liver fluke in the UK

    Danielle Gordon;Ruth Zadoks;Philip Skuce;Neil Sargison

  • On farm evaluation of the coproantigen ELISA and coproantigen reduction test in Scottish sheep naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica

    D.K. Gordon;R.N. Zadoks;H. Stevenson;N.D. Sargison

  • Novel insights into the pathogenic importance, diagnosis and treatment of the rumen fluke (Calicophoron daubneyi) in cattle.

    Karen Malrait;Sien Verschave;Philip Skuce;Hans Van Loo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth N. Zadoks
Ruth N. Zadoks University of Sydney
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather Queen's University Belfast
John S. Gilleard
John S. Gilleard University of Calgary
Neil Sargison
Neil Sargison University of Edinburgh
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
David P. Knox
David P. Knox University of Edinburgh
Alison A. Morrison
Alison A. Morrison Moredun Research Institute
Johan Höglund
Johan Höglund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna Freie Universität Berlin

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