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Experts in 'animals'

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  Dr Suzanne Held
Post(s): Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sciences
Areas of expertise: I study fundamental and applied aspects of domestic animal behaviour and cognition. Currently funded projects are on: • social...
Keywords: domestic animal behaviour | animals | animal cognition | pigs | lambs | evolution of social cognition
 
  Professor Toby Knowles
Post(s): Professor of Farming and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences
Areas of expertise: My background is in agriculture and my main research interests are in animal welfare. I specialise in farm animal welfare,...
Keywords: | animal welfare | animals | farm animals | fish | horse | pony
 
  Professor Michael Mendl
Post(s): Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Farm Animal Science
Areas of expertise: My current research interests are in the study of cognition, emotion, and social behaviour in domestic animals, with a view...
Keywords: cognition | emotion | social behaviour | domestic animals | animals | animal welfare | pig cognition | tail-biting in pigs
 
  Professor Christine Nicol
Post(s): Professor of Animal Welfare, Farm Animal Science
Areas of expertise: My current research interests relate to methods of assessing animal welfare, particularly investigating whether 'indicators'...
Keywords: animal welfare | animals | animal housing environments | equine cognition | horses | feather pecking in chickens | non-human animals | chickens
 
  Dr Nicola Rooney
Post(s): Research Fellow, Farm Animal Science
Areas of expertise: I am interested in applied aspects of the interactions between humans and animals including the follow areas: • Development...
Keywords: animals | interactions between humans and animals | animal welfare | dogs | domestic animals | play behaviour | working dogs | breeds of domestic dog
 
  Dr Christopher Sherwin
Post(s): Research Fellow, School of Veterinary Sciences
Areas of expertise: My current research interests relate to improving the on-farm welfare of layer hens by increasing range use and reducing...
Keywords: animal welfare | layer hens | feather pecking | animal behaviour | animals | ethics of animal use
 
  Dr Michael Toscano
Post(s): Research Fellow, School of Veterinary Sciences
Areas of expertise: I am seeking to identify mechanisms that explain why certain animals are able to overcome infection and disease better than...
Keywords: animals | infection | disease