Dr Hefin Williams
Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Environment
- Senior Lecturer in Agricultural EnvironmentDepartment of Life Sciences - Teaching And Research
Department of Life Sciences

ORCID: 0000-0001-6308-3251
- 2022
Identification of factors associated with Fasciola hepatica infection risk areas on pastures via an environmental DNA survey of Galba truncatula distribution using droplet digital and quantitative real-time PCR assays
Jones, R., Davis, C., Nalepa-Grajcar, J. A., Woodruff, H., Williams, H. W., Brophy, P. & Jones, E., 19 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental DNA. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1002/edn3.371Exploration of factors associated with spatial−temporal veterinary surveillance diagnoses of rumen fluke (Calicophoron daubneyi) infections in ruminants using zero-inflated mixed modelling
Jones, R., Williams, H. W., Mitchell, S., Robertson, S. & Macrelli, M., 18 Feb 2022, In: Parasitology. 149, 2, p. 253-260 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
Temporal dynamics of trematode intermediate snail host environmental DNA in small water body habitats
Jones, R., Davis, C., Jones, D. L., Tyson, F., Davies, E., Cutress, D., Brophy, P., Rose, M. T., Williams, M. & Williams, H. W., 01 Oct 2021, In: Parasitology. 148, 12, p. 1490-1496 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep
Williams, M., Davis, C., Jones, D. L., Davies, E., Vasina, P., Cutress, D., Rose, M. T., Jones, R. & Williams, H. W., 01 Aug 2021, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 241, 105370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of two Fasciola hepatica faecal egg counting protocols in sheep and cattle
Reigate, C., Williams, H. W., Denwood, M., Morphew, R. M., Thomas, E. & Brophy, P., 01 Jun 2021, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 294, 6 p., 109435.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reproductive performance of ewes following pre-mating targeted selective treatment against gastrointestinal nematodes
Williams, E., Brophy, P., Williams, H. W., Davies, N. & Jones, R., 19 Apr 2021, In: Animal - Science proceedings. 12, 1, p. 149 179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
Gastrointestinal nematode control practices in ewes: Identification of factors associated with application of control methods known to influence anthelmintic resistance development
Williams, E., Brophy, P., Williams, H. W., Davies, N. & Jones, R., 01 Apr 2021, In: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 24, 100562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
Rapid detection of Galba truncatula in water sources on pasture-land using loop-mediated isothermal amplification for control of trematode infections
Davis, C., Tyson, F., Cutress, D., Davies, E., Jones, D., Brophy, P., Prescott, A., Rose, M., Williams, M., Williams, H. W. & Jones, R., 30 Sep 2020, In: Parasites & Vectors. 13, 496, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genetic and Methylome Variation in Turkish Brachypodium Distachyon Accessions Differentiate Two Geographically Distinct Subpopulations
Skalska, A., Stritt, C., Wyler, M., Williams, H. W., Vickers, M., Han, J., Tuna, M., Savas Tuna, G., Susek, K., Swain, M., Wóycicki, R. K., Chaudhary, S., Corke, F., Doonan, J., Roulin, A. C., Hasterok, R. & Mur, L., 13 Sep 2020, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21, 18, 17 p., 6700.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186700- 2018
Detection of Galba truncatula, Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi environmental DNA within water sources on pasture land, a future tool for fluke control?
Jones, R., Brophy, P., Davis, C., Davies, T. E., Emberson, H., Rees Stevens, P. & Williams, H. W., 08 Jun 2018, In: Parasites & Vectors. 11, N/A, 9 p., 342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review