Today we are delighted to have Dr Dan O’Neill joining Brian and myself in our remote studio. Dan is Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology here at the RVC and leader of the VetCompass Programme. Dan eloquently describes his story. After twenty-two years in general practice wanting to find evidence for treating or informing clients on the common conditions that he saw, he took a leap to find those answers. After leaving the keys to his practice as he left one Saturday, he started a Master’s in veterinary epidemiology the following Monday. A PhD followed and he has stayed true to his word to find answers to those problems and with just under 100 papers published so far, he shows no signs of slowing down. A delight to speak to and be in his company, we hope that you enjoy the podcast as much as we did recording it.  To find out more about Dan use the following link: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dan-o-neill For more about VetCompass: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass   Here are some links to some of Dan’s papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31660657/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32661183/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33325082/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31037739/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32751913/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33128852/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 62 with Dr Dan O’Neill. Published on Apr 02 2021   If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

Research Podcasts – Veterinary Science on the Move

62 Dr Dan O’Neill

Today we are delighted to have Professor Jim Usherwood remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes (or shed). Jim is a Welcome Trust Senior Fellow and Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics here at the Structure and Motion Laboratory at the RVC. Jim has examined the locomotion of a variety of different species, from mice to pigeons, horses to barn owls, mayflies, ibis, cockatiels and even dogs and humans. We hope that you enjoy.   To find out more about Jim use the following link: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/jim-usherwood   Here are some links to some of Jim’s papers:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041775/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31033243/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28910262/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27418386/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24429637/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12000801/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 61 with Prof Jim Usherwood. Published on Feb XX 2021   If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

61 Prof Jim Usherwood

Today we are delighted to have Professor Richard Kock remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes. Richard is Professor here at the RVC in Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases. Apt timing perhaps to record this perhaps. Richard is the last person known to diagnose a case of Rinderpest in the world and assisted with his team to help eradicate this virus. Richard has been involved in many other projects globally and he speaks about a few of them with us today. Humbling and inspiring, Richard speaks modestly about his involvement in One Health, and why we all need to be more involved. We hope that you enjoy, stay safe. To find out more about Richard use the following link: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/richard-kock  Here are some links to some of Richard’s papers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21724764 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23798687 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25655542 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27094147 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228144 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25005349  If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.  

60 Prof Richard Kock

Today we are delighted to have Dr Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison) with Brian and myself in the studio. Tierney is one of our Lecturers in Veterinary Education, based at the LIVE centre here at the RVC (Lifelong, Independent Veterinary Education). Tierney has had an interesting route, a winding path as she refers to her PhD and we are delighted that she spent the time with us to share her thoughts about the different paths available in research and how you never know what you might end up doing.  We hope that you enjoy To find out more about Tierney’s work use the following link: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/tierney-bennett-nee-kinnison Here is a link to some of Tierney’s are papers, the first link is her winding path to a PhD in veterinary education. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25556132/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26494771 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31690641 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26446881 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26489995  If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

59 Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison)

Today we are delighted to have Dr Amy Barstow with Brian and myself in the studio. Amy has been finishing up at the clinical skills centre here after completing her PhD in equine biomechanics investigating shock absorption and load distribution in horses exercising on hard surfaces We discuss that and her interest in farriery which has gone on for her to be involved in the Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor, to engage farriers with research and address the dearth of farriery related research.  To find out more about Amy’s work use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/amy-barstow  If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

58 Amy Barstow

Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Immunology about the microbiome and why we should all be interested in it. We hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it. To find out more about Prof Werling’s work, use the following link  https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dirk-werling   If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

57 Microbiome with Prof Dirk Werling

For Episode 56 we talk to Dr Rowena Packer who is a BBSRC Research Fellow here at the RVC. We discuss what led her interest in perusing animal welfare science, and how she came to do her PhD at the RVC and what this has led to along the way.  Her research into breed confirmation and why people might choose those breeds is on-going and fascinating. She has now moved into looking at canine epilepsy and behavioural co-morbidities. We hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it, inspiring, interesting and informative. To find out more about Rowena’s work use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/rowena-packer For more information about the Big Brainy Border Collie Study please follow this link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-facilities/clinical-investigation-centre/projects/the-big-brainy-border-collie-study-investigating-brain-structure-function-and-behaviour-in-border-collies-with-and-without-idiopathic-epilepsy If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

56 Rowena

For Episode 55 we talk to Dr Troy Gibson who is a senior lecturer here at the RVC in Animal Welfare Science. He discusses his journey from the land of the long white cloud to the RVC. His research is in animal welfare of livestock during routine husbandry, and it is fascinating. We hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it, inspiring, interesting and informative. To find out more about Troy’s work use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/troy-gibson   If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review. 

55 Troy Gibson

After a seven-year hiatus, the RVC podcast returns with Dominic Barfield taking the reins and talking to the researchers at all stages in their careers about the work that they are doing at the UK’s oldest veterinary school. Continuing from the back catalogue from Dr Mattias Kleinz (episode 1 to 20) and Dr Mark Cleasby (episode 20-50) Dom with the help of Brian Cox will get you back up to speed with how the Royal Veterinary College, the University of London's veterinary school, is pushing the frontiers in veterinary medicine and basic science. We will provide you with an insight to the current research being undertaken and those dedicated researchers in the pursuit of answering those questions to benefit animal health and welfare, today, tomorrow and beyond. We hope that you enjoy.

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