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    Dr Malgorzata Behnke

    BVSc PhD PgCertTLHE MRCVS FHEA

    Senior Lecturer in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

    Photograph of Malgorzata

    Teaching Duties

    • (A4011C17) Principles of Animal Health - Level 4, Module leader
    • (A5013C17) Equine Science - Level 5, Module leader
    • (A6002C17) Advances in Equine Science - -Level 6, Module leader
    • HKVS teaching - various modules 

     Research Interests

    • Preventative Health - particularly equine and farm animal, incorporating herd and flock management
    • Equine health, behaviour and welfare
    • Farm animal health, behaviour and welfare with particular research interest in sheep

    Professional Memberships

    • Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (member 2004 - present)
    • Higher Education Academy (member 2010 - present)
    • Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (member 2004 - 2014)
    • British Cattle Veterinary Association (member 2005 - 2014)

    Academic Department: Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare

    Research: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Group

    Tel: +44 (0)1952 81 5009

    Office: FS1 Farm Seminar Room

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    Publications

    Other publications

    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Preventive Veterinary Medicine
    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Annals of Applied Biology
    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Identifying veterinary surgeons' barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland. Vet Record Open
    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. and Robinson, P. (2023) Animal – science proceedings 14 (1)
    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. and Robinson, P. (2023) Animal – science proceedings 14 (1)
    • Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2023) Vet Record Open 10:e75
    • Mansell SM and Behnke MC (2022) Journal of Equine Science 114
    • Best CM, Pyatt AZ, Roden J, Behnke MC, Phillips K (2021) PLoS ONE 16 (2) e0246798
    • Best, C.M., Roden, J., Phillips, K., Pyatt, A.Z., Grogono-Thomas, R. and Behnke, M.C. (2021) Animals Special Issue Small Ruminant Infectious Foot Disease 11
    • Best CM, Roden J, Phillips K, Pyatt AZ and Behnke MC (2021) Veterinary Sciences 8 (6) 116
    • Best C.M., Roden J., Phillips K., Pyatt A.Z. and Behnke M.C. (2021) Veterinary Sciences 8(9), 176
    • Best C, Roden, J., Pyatt, A.Z., Behnke, M.C. and Philips, K. (2020) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 181
    • Best, C.M., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M. and Phillips, K. (2020) (2020) In: The Challenge of Change - Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science April 3
    • Best, C., Behnke, M.C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., and Phillips, K., (2019) (2019) Vaccinating as a tool to control footrot in sheep; preliminary work Sheep Vet Society “Talking Sheep” Meeting, Wales Veterinary Services Centre, 1st May 2019
    • Best, C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M.C., and Phillips, K., (2019) An Investigation into hoof confirmation and vaccination on footrot in sheep Ruminant Research Day, University of Nottingham 21st February 2019
    • Best, C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M.C., and Phillips, K., (2019) The Lameness Five-Point Plan: A Mixed Methods Study. NSA Sheep Breeders Round Table Conference, Nottingham 15th – 17th November 2019
    • Best, C., Behnke, M.C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., and Phillips, K., (2019) Appraising the use of footrot vaccination as a tool to control footrot in UK sheep flocks Agri-food Charities Partnership (AFCP) student forum, University of Reading 11th April 2019
    • Blease, S.C., Sinclair, L.A., Brizuela, C.M., Warren-Smith, I, Behnke M.C. (2014) Are dairy farmers working towards targets and are their vets helping farmers to achieve them? Proceedings of the XXVII World Buiatrics Congress, Cairns, Australia
    • S.C.Blease, M.C.Behnke, C.M.Brizuela, L.A.Sinclair (2013) Herd health plans for farm assurance: dairy farmers' opinions Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work 4 (1) p012
    • S.C.Blease, M.C.Behnke, C.M.Brizuela, L.A.Sinclair (2012) Herd health plans: Increasing dairy farmer engagement Cattle Practice 20 (3) p205
    • M C Behnke, R M Christley, J L Hurst (2011) Potential effects of straw bedding management on risks of contacting faeco-orally transmitted pathogens in dairy heifers Cattle Practice 19 (3) (p195)
    • J.Turner, R.G.Bowers, D.Clancy, M.C.Behnke, R.M.Christley (2008) (2010) Journal of Theoretical Biology 254 (pp 45 - 54)
    Additional Information
    • Associate Head of Department 2016-2021 - Animal Health and Welfare Section, Department of Veterinary Health and Animal Sciences
    • Previously Director of Studies for PhD student Ms. Caroline Best (2018 - 2021) PhD titled: "A mixed methods study investigating approaches to lameness control and aetiologies of hoof disorders in sheep"  Caroline Best
    • Previously Director of Studies for PhD student Dr. Stacey Blease (2011 - 2014) PhD titled: "Studies of UK dairy farmers’ perceptions of herd health plans for farm assurance" 

     

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