Neil Paton
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Neil joined the RVC in 2010 and is a Lecturer in Farm Animal Health and Production. His current position is based in the Welsh Regional Veterinary Centre. There he is involoed in training of RVC students in preventative medicine. He also provides consultation services to the farming community of Wales.
Biography
Neil Paton gained a BSc in Veterinary Pathology in 1997, after this he graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1999. Immediately after graduating he worked in the North east of Scotland for 3 years as a mixed practice vet but with an interest in the Beef and sheep industry.
After this period he completed a PhD examining the interaction of E. coli O157:H7 with the bovine rectal epithelium at the University of Edinburgh and at the Moredun research institute.
His Veterinary career has taken him to work in most of the UK including Aberdeenshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire Cambridge and now Wales. He has travelled extensively, living and working in Australia, Africa, the Middle and Far East, where he has worked with the local people livestock and wildlife.
Neil’s interest is the prevention of disease and the promotion of sustainable welfare friendly farming in the UK and beyond and he has moved to Wales to conduct research and develop these interests with particular focus on beef and sheep production.
Outside of work Neil is a 2nd Dan in Shotokan Karate and teaches at the local club in Llandeilo as well as occasionally managing to go fishing.
Research
Neil has an interest in parasite research and is currently researching Fasciola Hepatica and its presence on pasture.
He also has a collaboration with Swansea univesity looking at mastitis associated protiens.