Rebecca Shepherd4-year PhD Studentship: Assessing long-lasting pain following hot-iron disbudding in dairy calves
4-year PhD Studentship: Assessing long-lasting pain following hot-iron disbudding in dairy calves
About the Project Although freedom from pain is a key pillar of animal welfare, painful procedures are still common on most dairy farms. For instance, despite being painful1, hot-iron disbudding … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil
4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil
About the Project The current animal protein production from our global livestock agricultural system may suffice to provide minimum protein requirements to the 9.7 billion people 2050 projected global population … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Combatting bacterial zoonoses through multi-disciplinary studies of virulence factors
4-year PhD Studentship: Combatting bacterial zoonoses through multi-disciplinary studies of virulence factors
About the Project Vector-borne diseases, including bacterial zoonoses, pose a significant threat to human and animal health and to livestock industries, particularly in low and middle-income countries. These regions often … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Impact of the microbial biodiversity and micro-ecological processes on the transmission and persistency of diseases in dairy farms: a multidisciplinary, adaptive research approach
4-year PhD Studentship: Impact of the microbial biodiversity and micro-ecological processes on the transmission and persistency of diseases in dairy farms: a multidisciplinary, adaptive research approach
About the Project Soil provides the basic structure for the development of the ecosystem where humans and animals live. Soil microbiota, including different pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms, are responsible for … Read More Read More
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