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Professor Niamh O'Connell

School of Biological Sciences
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Professor Niamh O'Connell

School of Biological Sciences

My research group works with the agri-food sector to improve farm animal welfare, and our programme spans broiler chickens, laying hens, pigs and cattle. Much of our research in recent years has involved developing ‘bird-directed’ environmental enrichment strategies for broiler chickens, and this research has had a direct impact on farm practice in the UK. We also work in the fields of biosecurity and dairy cow lameness, and in the development of abbatoir-based and on-farm welfare measures.

Contact info

  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6507

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Developing ‘bird-directed’ environmental enrichment strategies for broiler chickens
  • Biosecurity and dairy cow lameness
  • Development of abbatoir-based and on-farm welfare measures

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Member of the EU Platform for Animal Welfare

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Evaluating the use and effectiveness of environmental enrichments in intensive broiler housing
Country UK
Current Position  Working as a research scientist (Queen’s University Belfast) 
   

 

 

 


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