# GENERAL INFORMATION 

1. Title of Dataset: Sheep Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test Data Ireland
2. Description of Dataset: Data from 77 faecal egg count reduction tests carried out on 24 sheep farms in Ireland between 2018 and 2023.

3. Teagasc Department: Animal & Bioscience
4. Teagasc Programme: AGRIP

5. Keywords: Anthelmintic resistance, Sheep, Ivermectin, Benzimidazole, Levamisole
6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Teagasc Walsh Scholarship
7. Does this data contain personal data (y/n): N

## Data Creator Information 
8. Data creator name (main researcher involved in generating/gathering the data): Kyra M. Hamilton
9. Data creator email: 

## Principal Investigator (PI)/Supervisor Information 
10. Name: Orla M. Keane
11. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-2191
12. Email: orla.keane@teagasc.ie


# RELATED PUBLICATIONS 
13. Links/names of publications that use the data: doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00317-z
14. Links/names of other data that are related to the data:
15. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data:


# DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 

16. Number of variables: 9
17. Number of cases/rows: 1071
18. Variable List: 
AnimalID, Unique within farm animal identifer, Whole number	
Farm, Unique farm identifier, Whole number
Year, Year of sample collection, Year	
Treatment, Class of anthelmintic administered, Anthelmintic class (1-BZ, 2-LV, 3-IVM, 3-MOX)	
MultiplicationFactor, Multiplication factor to obtain faecal egg count in eggs per gram, Whole number	
PreFECNEM, Nematodirus egg count pre-anthelmintic treatment, eggs per gram	
PostFECNEM, Nematodirus egg count post-anthelmintic treatment, eggs per gram	
PreFECOT, Strongyle egg count pre-anthelmintic treatment, eggs per gram	
PostFECOT, Strongyle egg count post-anthelmintic treatment, eggs per gram
19. Missing data codes: .
20. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used: None


# METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
21. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See methods doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00317-z
22. Include links or references to publications or other documentation containing experimental design or protocols used in data collection: See doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00317-z

23. Describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data: See doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00317-z

24. Include full name and version of software, and any necessary packages or libraries needed to run scripts: https://www.fecrt.com/
 
25. Environmental/experimental conditions if appropriate: N/A
 
26. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: See doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00317-z

27. Date of data collection: 2018-2023

28. Geographic location of data collection: Ireland


# SHARING INFORMATION
*Only applicable to data which will be made sharable*

29. Confirm you want to make this data openly available on the Teagasc Open Data Portal? Y
 
30. Does this dataset includes data obtained from third-party sources? N
*Third party definition: Any individual, organisation, or body external to Teagasc that is not directly responsible for the creation of the dataset and over which Teagasc does not hold primary ownership or control of the data*

31. Are there industry partners or third parties with rights or interests in the data? N

32.Recommended citation for this dataset: Hamilton KM, O’Boyle P, McEvoy A, Leathwick DM, de Waal T, Campion F and Keane OM. (2026).Sheep Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test Data Ireland [Dataset]. Teagasc Open Data Platform. 

Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 
The data is licenced for reuse under a Creative Commons 4.0 licence CC-BY-NC-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). 

# DISCLAIMER 
Teagasc makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose of the information contained in this
dataset and accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use or reuse.

# COPYRIGHT
© 2026 Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland)





