Dr Andrew Forbes
- Honorary Professor (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
email:
Andrew.Forbes@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 231, McCall Building, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, G61 1QH
Publications
2024
Dudley, A., Sephton, B., Nguyen, T.-A., Brady, N. S., Slussarenko, S., Alfano, R. R., Forbes, A., Padgett, M. J. , Milione, G. and Lavery, M. (2024) Optical orbital angular momentum analogy to the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Optics Letters, 49(19), pp. 5447-5450. (doi: 10.1364/OL.534320)
Campbell, P., Forbes, A., McIntyre, J. , Bartoschek, T., Devine, K., O’Neill, K., Laing, R. and Ellis, K. (2024) Inefficacy of ivermectin and moxidectin treatments against Dictyocaulus viviparus in dairy calves. Veterinary Record, (doi: 10.1002/vetr.4265) (PMID:38845174) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Forbes, A. (2023) The future of farm animal parasitology. Veterinary Journal, 300-02, 106042. (doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106042) (PMID:37939997)
Forbes, A. and Ellis, K. (2023) Parasite control in regenerative livestock farming. Livestock, 28(3), pp. 112-120. (doi: 10.12968/live.2023.28.3.112)
Busin, V. , Geddes, E. , Robertson, G., Mitchell, G., Skuce, P., Waine, K., Millins, C. and Forbes, A. (2023) A study into the identity, patterns of infection and potential pathological effects of rumen fluke and the prevalence of co-infections with liver fluke in cattle and sheep. Ruminants, 3(1), pp. 27-38. (doi: 10.3390/ruminants3010004)
2022
Forbes, A. (2022) Parasite control and Saint Swithin's Day. Livestock, 27(4), pp. 150-157. (doi: 10.12968/live.2022.27.4.150)
2021
Forbes, A. (2021) Environmental risk assessment of veterinary parasiticides used in cattle. Livestock, 26(1), pp. 15-25. (doi: 10.12968/live.2021.26.1.15)
2020
Forbes, A. B. (2020) Parasites of Cattle and Sheep: a Practical Guide to Their Biology and Control. CAB International: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA. ISBN 9781789245158 (doi: 10.1079/9781789245158.0000)
2019
Busin, V. , Geddes, E. , Robertson, G., McGoldrick, J., Mitchell, G., Skuce, P., Wayne, K., Millins, C. and Forbes, A. (2019) The Identity, Prevalence and Associated Pathology of Adult Rumen Fluke in South West Scotland. BAVP Winter Meeting 2019, Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, 5-6 Dec 2019.
2018
Forbes, A. (2018) Lungworm in cattle: treatment and control. Livestock, 23(3), pp. 102-108. (doi: 10.12968/live.2018.23.3.102)
Forbes, A. (2018) Lungworm in cattle: epidemiology, pathology and immunobiology. Livestock, 23(2), pp. 59-66. (doi: 10.12968/live.2018.23.2.59)
2017
Forbes, A. (2017) Liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep. Livestock, 22(5), pp. 250-256. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.5.250)
Jackson, A., Ellis, K.A., McGoldrick, J., Jonsson, N.N. , Stear, M.J. and Forbes, A.B. (2017) Targeted anthelmintic treatment of parasitic gastroenteritis in first grazing season dairy calves using daily live weight gain as an indicator. Veterinary Parasitology, 244, pp. 85-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.07.023)
Strube, C., Springer, A., Schunn, A.-M. and Forbes, A. B. (2017) Serological lessons from the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus: antibody titre development is independent of the infection dose and reinfection shortens seropositivity. Veterinary Parasitology, 242, pp. 47-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.05.023) (PMID:28606324)
Carroll, R. I., Forbes, A., Graham, D. A. and Messam, L. L. M. (2017) A protocol to identify and minimise selection and information bias in abattoir surveys estimating prevalence, using Fasciola hepatica as an example. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 144, pp. 57-65. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.019) (PMID:28716204)
Forbes, A. (2017) Faecal egg counts in cattle: how do they stack up? Livestock, 22(3), pp. 124-127. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.3.124)
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2017) Modelling the impacts of pasture contamination and stocking rate for the development of targeted selective treatment strategies for Ostertagia ostertagi infection in calves. Veterinary Parasitology, 238, pp. 82-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.03.025) (PMID:28408216) (PMCID:PMC5441451)
Forbes, A. (2017) Grassland management and helminth control on livestock farms. Livestock, 22(2), pp. 81-85. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.2.81)
Forbes, A. (2017) Grassland management and helminth control on cattle farms. Livestock, 22(1), pp. 12-17. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.1.12)
2016
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) Modelling the consequences of targeted selective treatment strategies on performance and emergence of anthelmintic resistance amongst grazing calves. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 6(3), pp. 258-271. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2016.11.002) (PMID:27915061) (PMCID:PMC5137182)
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) A stochastic model to investigate the effects of control strategies on calves exposed to Ostertagia ostertagi. Parasitology, 143(13), pp. 1755-1772. (doi: 10.1017/s0031182016001438) (PMID:27573532) (PMCID:PMC5074087)
Bellet, C., Green, M.J., Vickers, M., Forbes, A., Berry, E. and Kaler, J. (2016) Ostertagia spp., rumen fluke and liver fluke single- and poly-infections in cattle: An abattoir study of prevalence and production impacts in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 132, pp. 98-106. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.08.010) (PMID:27664452)
Berk, Z., Bishop, S. C., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) A simulation model to investigate interactions between first season grazing calves and Ostertagia ostertagi. Veterinary Parasitology, 226, pp. 198-209. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.05.001) (PMID:27514906) (PMCID:PMC4990062)
Forbes, A. (2016) The biology of fluke and their control in cattle. Livestock, 21(1), pp. 30-35. (doi: 10.12968/live.2016.21.1.30)
2015
Forbes, A. (2015) Worming dairy cows: myth or reality? Cattle Practice, 2(23), pp. 274-279.
Forbes, A. (2015) Worm control in cattle: autumn and housing. Livestock, 20(5), pp. 264-268. (doi: 10.12968/live.2015.20.5.264)
Forbes, A.B., Reddick, D. and Stear, M.J. (2015) Efficacy of treatment of cattle for liver fluke at housing: influence of differences in flukicidal activity against juvenile Fasciola hepatica. Veterinary Record, 176(13), 333. (doi: 10.1136/vr.102720) (PMID:25549916)
2014
Bloemhoff, Y., Danaher, M., Forbes, A., Morgan, E., Mulcahy, G., Power, C. and Sayers, R. (2014) Parasite control practices on pasture-based dairy farms in the Republic of Ireland. Veterinary Parasitology, 204(3-4), pp. 352-363. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.05.029)
2013
Forbes, A.B. and Ellis, K.A. (2013) Epidemiology of parasitic gastroenteritis in beef suckler herds. Veterinary Record, 172(18), pp. 470-471. (doi: 10.1136/vr.f2713)
Articles
Dudley, A., Sephton, B., Nguyen, T.-A., Brady, N. S., Slussarenko, S., Alfano, R. R., Forbes, A., Padgett, M. J. , Milione, G. and Lavery, M. (2024) Optical orbital angular momentum analogy to the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Optics Letters, 49(19), pp. 5447-5450. (doi: 10.1364/OL.534320)
Campbell, P., Forbes, A., McIntyre, J. , Bartoschek, T., Devine, K., O’Neill, K., Laing, R. and Ellis, K. (2024) Inefficacy of ivermectin and moxidectin treatments against Dictyocaulus viviparus in dairy calves. Veterinary Record, (doi: 10.1002/vetr.4265) (PMID:38845174) (Early Online Publication)
Forbes, A. (2023) The future of farm animal parasitology. Veterinary Journal, 300-02, 106042. (doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106042) (PMID:37939997)
Forbes, A. and Ellis, K. (2023) Parasite control in regenerative livestock farming. Livestock, 28(3), pp. 112-120. (doi: 10.12968/live.2023.28.3.112)
Busin, V. , Geddes, E. , Robertson, G., Mitchell, G., Skuce, P., Waine, K., Millins, C. and Forbes, A. (2023) A study into the identity, patterns of infection and potential pathological effects of rumen fluke and the prevalence of co-infections with liver fluke in cattle and sheep. Ruminants, 3(1), pp. 27-38. (doi: 10.3390/ruminants3010004)
Forbes, A. (2022) Parasite control and Saint Swithin's Day. Livestock, 27(4), pp. 150-157. (doi: 10.12968/live.2022.27.4.150)
Forbes, A. (2021) Environmental risk assessment of veterinary parasiticides used in cattle. Livestock, 26(1), pp. 15-25. (doi: 10.12968/live.2021.26.1.15)
Forbes, A. (2018) Lungworm in cattle: treatment and control. Livestock, 23(3), pp. 102-108. (doi: 10.12968/live.2018.23.3.102)
Forbes, A. (2018) Lungworm in cattle: epidemiology, pathology and immunobiology. Livestock, 23(2), pp. 59-66. (doi: 10.12968/live.2018.23.2.59)
Forbes, A. (2017) Liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep. Livestock, 22(5), pp. 250-256. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.5.250)
Jackson, A., Ellis, K.A., McGoldrick, J., Jonsson, N.N. , Stear, M.J. and Forbes, A.B. (2017) Targeted anthelmintic treatment of parasitic gastroenteritis in first grazing season dairy calves using daily live weight gain as an indicator. Veterinary Parasitology, 244, pp. 85-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.07.023)
Strube, C., Springer, A., Schunn, A.-M. and Forbes, A. B. (2017) Serological lessons from the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus: antibody titre development is independent of the infection dose and reinfection shortens seropositivity. Veterinary Parasitology, 242, pp. 47-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.05.023) (PMID:28606324)
Carroll, R. I., Forbes, A., Graham, D. A. and Messam, L. L. M. (2017) A protocol to identify and minimise selection and information bias in abattoir surveys estimating prevalence, using Fasciola hepatica as an example. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 144, pp. 57-65. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.019) (PMID:28716204)
Forbes, A. (2017) Faecal egg counts in cattle: how do they stack up? Livestock, 22(3), pp. 124-127. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.3.124)
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2017) Modelling the impacts of pasture contamination and stocking rate for the development of targeted selective treatment strategies for Ostertagia ostertagi infection in calves. Veterinary Parasitology, 238, pp. 82-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.03.025) (PMID:28408216) (PMCID:PMC5441451)
Forbes, A. (2017) Grassland management and helminth control on livestock farms. Livestock, 22(2), pp. 81-85. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.2.81)
Forbes, A. (2017) Grassland management and helminth control on cattle farms. Livestock, 22(1), pp. 12-17. (doi: 10.12968/live.2017.22.1.12)
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) Modelling the consequences of targeted selective treatment strategies on performance and emergence of anthelmintic resistance amongst grazing calves. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 6(3), pp. 258-271. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2016.11.002) (PMID:27915061) (PMCID:PMC5137182)
Berk, Z., Laurenson, Y. C.S.M., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) A stochastic model to investigate the effects of control strategies on calves exposed to Ostertagia ostertagi. Parasitology, 143(13), pp. 1755-1772. (doi: 10.1017/s0031182016001438) (PMID:27573532) (PMCID:PMC5074087)
Bellet, C., Green, M.J., Vickers, M., Forbes, A., Berry, E. and Kaler, J. (2016) Ostertagia spp., rumen fluke and liver fluke single- and poly-infections in cattle: An abattoir study of prevalence and production impacts in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 132, pp. 98-106. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.08.010) (PMID:27664452)
Berk, Z., Bishop, S. C., Forbes, A. B. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) A simulation model to investigate interactions between first season grazing calves and Ostertagia ostertagi. Veterinary Parasitology, 226, pp. 198-209. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.05.001) (PMID:27514906) (PMCID:PMC4990062)
Forbes, A. (2016) The biology of fluke and their control in cattle. Livestock, 21(1), pp. 30-35. (doi: 10.12968/live.2016.21.1.30)
Forbes, A. (2015) Worming dairy cows: myth or reality? Cattle Practice, 2(23), pp. 274-279.
Forbes, A. (2015) Worm control in cattle: autumn and housing. Livestock, 20(5), pp. 264-268. (doi: 10.12968/live.2015.20.5.264)
Forbes, A.B., Reddick, D. and Stear, M.J. (2015) Efficacy of treatment of cattle for liver fluke at housing: influence of differences in flukicidal activity against juvenile Fasciola hepatica. Veterinary Record, 176(13), 333. (doi: 10.1136/vr.102720) (PMID:25549916)
Bloemhoff, Y., Danaher, M., Forbes, A., Morgan, E., Mulcahy, G., Power, C. and Sayers, R. (2014) Parasite control practices on pasture-based dairy farms in the Republic of Ireland. Veterinary Parasitology, 204(3-4), pp. 352-363. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.05.029)
Forbes, A.B. and Ellis, K.A. (2013) Epidemiology of parasitic gastroenteritis in beef suckler herds. Veterinary Record, 172(18), pp. 470-471. (doi: 10.1136/vr.f2713)
Books
Forbes, A. B. (2020) Parasites of Cattle and Sheep: a Practical Guide to Their Biology and Control. CAB International: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA. ISBN 9781789245158 (doi: 10.1079/9781789245158.0000)
Conference or Workshop Item
Busin, V. , Geddes, E. , Robertson, G., McGoldrick, J., Mitchell, G., Skuce, P., Wayne, K., Millins, C. and Forbes, A. (2019) The Identity, Prevalence and Associated Pathology of Adult Rumen Fluke in South West Scotland. BAVP Winter Meeting 2019, Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, 5-6 Dec 2019.
Research datasets
2018
Toninelli, E., Stellinga, D., Sephton, B., Forbes, A. and Padgett, M. (2018) Single-pixel imaging using caustic patterns. [Data Collection]
Toninelli, E., Cox, M. A., Gibson, G., Brown, S. D., Edgar, M., Forbes, A. and Padgett, M. (2018) A 3D-printed acoustic spanner. [Data Collection]
2017
Toninelli, E., Ndagano, B., Vallés, A., Sephton, B., Nape, I., Ambrosio, A., Capasso, F., Padgett, M. and Forbes, A. (2017) Quantum state tomography on spatial modes with intense light: concept and implementation. [Data Collection]