Research & Integrated Projects Funded in 2026
Mellish M, Butler A, Stewart K, Hossain A. Investigating Stress in Horses and the Student Experience during Veterinary Teaching Laboratories.
Butler A, Hamza A, Doyle A, Hamilton S, Saab M. Investigating the Use of Pregabalin as an Anxiolytic in Hospitalized Horses.
Ritter C, Koralesky K, McKenna S, Tedford N, Dillman J, McKillop N. Farmer-to-farmer forum: Social housing for dairy calves.
Stull J, McClure J, Ayalew L, Meagher R. Improving diarrhetic calf welfare by integrating optimized husbandry practices with metagenomic insights.
Ongoing Research & Integrated Projects
Cusack L, Proudfoot K. Community perceptions of the role of veterinarians in multi-species welfare
Bernard P, Spears J, Bigelow L, Pope E. Identification and characterization of ultrasonic noise for the improvement of zoo animal welfare
Overall K, Martin C, Montelpare W, Vernick J. Understanding when normal and abnormal behaviours diverge – Using physiological and behavioral measures to define developmental trajectories for problematic behaviour. Part II: Physiology
Crane B, Proudfoot K, McKenna S. Behavioral evaluation of bulls during semen collection using electroejaculation and alternative techniques
Mellish M, Ritter C, VanLeeuwen J. Improving the welfare of working donkey harnesses in Meru County, Kenya, through participatory action research
Bernard P, Spears J, Bigelow L. The effect of common laboratory ultrasounds on rat behaviour and physiology
Saksida S, Fast M, Reynolds K, Whyte S. Environmental enrichment for stress reduction in land-based salmonid aquaculture
VanLeeuwen J, Hall D, Ritter C, Rao J, Muunda E. Motivations and cost-effectiveness of improved cow comfort on smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya
Cusack L, Proudfoot K, VanLeeuwen C. The impact of volunteering with a wildlife service on empathy in veterinary students