Biography
Director of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre; Associate Professor
BSc (UCLA); MSc, PhD (UBC)
Educational Background:
BSc, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Psychobiology and Neuroscience; MSc, University of British Columbia, Animal Science; PhD, University of British Columbia, Applied Animal Biology
Research themes:
1) using knowledge of animal behaviour to help design and build better environments for animals
2) developing novel measurements of stress in animals and understanding the impact of stressors on behaviour, health and immunity
3) using a mixed methods approach to resolve controversial animal welfare concerns
Recent Publications
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Calving location preference and changes in lying and exploratory behavior of preparturient dairy cattle with access to pasture
- Journal of Dairy Science, 2020
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Health and growth of veal calves provided a fatty acid supplement and a dry teat
- Journal of Dairy Science, 2020
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Bovine parainfluenza-3 antibodies in veal calves supplemented with cinnamaldehyde or lactoferrin
- Applied Animal Science, 2020
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Design and management of group maternity areas for dairy cows
- Applied Animal Science, 2020
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Symposium review: Considerations for the future of dairy cattle housing
- Journal of Dairy Science, 2020
Research Classification
- no classification
Current Scholars in Health Management
- Henrik Stryhn
- Luke Heider
- Emily Elizabeth John
- Crawford Revie
- Javier Sanchez
- K. Larry Hammell
- Michael Cockram
- Krishna Thakur
- Bronwyn Crane
- Martha Mellish
- Jason Stull
- W. Ben Stoughton
- Dan Hurnik
- Laurie Anne McDuffee
- Gregory Keefe
- Aimie Doyle
- John VanLeeuwen
- Shawn McKenna
- Kathleen M MacMillan
- Katy Proudfoot
- Caroline Ritter
- Jeffrey Davidson
- Jennifer Burns
- Yvonne Elce
- J. Trenton McClure