Projects
Achieving more sustainable British beef and sheep food systems in a changing environment
People: Barbara Haesler, Steven Van Winden, Louise Whatford, Mehroosh Tak
A transdisciplinary and systems modelling approach to investigate sustainability in British Sheep and Beef Food systems.
AMFORA: Applying a One Health systems modelling approach to formulate strategies for mitigating the risk to human health of antibiotic resistance in Aquaculture
People: Lucy Brunton, Maria Garza Valles, Barbara Haesler, Ana Mateus, Javier Guitian
AMFORA is an RVC-led multidisciplinary project which aims to use a ‘systems-thinking’ approach to map aquaculture systems in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Egypt, and identify potential hotspots for the emergence and selection of resistance and human exposure to antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant organisms. This will enable the identification of potential drivers of ABU and interventions to reduce ABU.
Antibiotic usage on dairy farms in GB: improving data capture and exploring drivers
People: Camilla Strang, Pablo Alarcon-Lopez, Jackie Cardwell, Lucy Brunton
This project seeks to facilitate the development of optimal antibiotic usage data capture mechanisms on dairy farms by understanding the drivers behind efficient data capture and their association with antibiotic usage and health and welfare. The findings from this project will be used to provide recommendations to help support the ongoing work in the development of data recording tools for the dairy industry.
Assessing social acceptability and economic impact of centralised antibiotic usage data collection for GB cattle farms
People: Mehroosh Tak, Camilla Strang, Lucy Brunton, Pablo Alarcon-Lopez, Jackie Cardwell
The aim of this project is to assess the social acceptability and economic impact of a centralised ABU data capture tool for cattle farms in different contexts in the UK.
BALZAC
People: Dirk Pfeiffer, Guillaume Fournié
Behavioural Adaptations in Live poultry trading and farming systems and Zoonose Control in Bangladesh
Breaking barriers: translating scientific evidence into high-welfare horse care
People: Chantil Sinclair, Mandi De Mestre, Jackie Cardwell
This is a mixed-methods study investigating horse carers' awareness of evidence-based best practices, using laminitis as an exemplar for other important equine welfare issues. This study aims to enable communication between researchers and horse carers to be optimised.
British Council Newton Fund Institutional Links on HPAI H5N1 (Avian Influenza)
People: Dirk Pfeiffer
This project aims to improve understanding of the drivers of the Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) virus circulation in Vietnam by focusing on the populations of moving free-grazing ducks.
Campylobacter contamination and control in poultry meat food systems of Nairobi, Kenya
People: Barbara Haesler, Maud Carron
Our research aims to better understand campylobacter dynamics by investigating public health risks, transmission and contamination pathways and control options.
CARE about Laminitis
People: Kristien Verheyen
Creating Awareness and Reporting Evidence about laminitis.
China Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV)
People: Dirk Pfeiffer, Javier Guitian, Julian Drewe, Barbara Haesler
China FETPV seeks to improve animal and public health using scientific and risk based approaches to the control of transboundary animal diseases and emerging infectious diseases.