We have 26 University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 26 University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Impact of the microbial biodiversity and micro-ecological processes on the transmission and persistency of diseases in farms: a multidisciplinary, adaptive research approach.
Background. Soil microbiota is responsible for the health and maintenance of the ecosystems, creating the greatest biodiversity in the world. Read more
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Navigating Risky Sequence Space: The Role of Codon Usage and Immunostimulatory Sequence Motifs within Influenza Genomes.
Background. The ongoing H5N1 avian influenza A virus (AIAV) outbreak is unprecedented in scale, threatening global food security and posing significant risks to wildlife and public health. Read more
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Creating a 4D atlas of body composition and gait with 3D cameras and deep learning to inform next generation cattle health and welfare developments
Background. High animal welfare and health practices are more important than ever to satisfy societal demands for the livestock sector. Read more
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Multi-camera machine vision of a whole cattle herd for assessing the impact of interventions for environmental sustainability
Background. While dairy farming is receiving increasingly strong competition from plant-based alternatives, it remains an important agricultural option where grass is the most viable crop, such as in substantial areas of the UK as well as a large slice of world landmass. Read more
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Does time of day predict stress resilience/sensitivity across species?
Background. Evidence is emerging that the timing of a stressful challenge in relation to the individualʼs natural rhythm of hormone secretion, could be influencing the genomic response to stress, and resultant stress coping ability (Mifsud et al., 2021; Sterina et al., 2022). Read more
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Exploring the cryptic virulence factors of the tick-borne pathogen, Anaplasma, and their roles in intracellular infection
Anaplasma are tick-borne pathogens that cause disease in a wide range of different host organisms and have massive impacts on global livestock industries. Read more
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Linking dairy cows’ day-to-day behaviours with affective states and welfare.
Background. The welfare of animals used in the food system is attracting growing attention, but our ability to assess animal welfare is still limited. Read more
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Establishment and Characterization of a Novel self-renewing, non-transformed Chicken Macrophage Cell Line for the Study of Innate Immunity
Background. Macrophages are a heterogeneous population of immune cells critical for host defense against pathogens. Tissue macrophages are embryonic derived self-renewing cells while bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) are mostly inflammatory macrophages with a limited lifespan. Read more
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Play for Life: promoting play in adult farmed animals
Background. Are you interested in the concepts of ‘play’, ‘joy’, ‘positive welfare’ and ‘quality of life’ in animals? And/or keen to help shape sustainable livestock farming systems that maintain high welfare standards?. Read more
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Using pathogen genomes to trace the dissemination of zoonotic disease via food trade networks
Background. Zoonotic foodborne pathogens, which spread from animals to humans, have significant public health and economic impacts, affecting an estimated 2.4 million UK residents annually and costing the economy approximately £9.1 billion. Read more
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Learning from mother hens: Influence of maternal care on animal welfare and microbiomes in chickens
Background. For a chick, the hatching and early life period is crucial for establishment of their gut microbiome; the population of microbes in the gut that helps keep it healthy. Read more
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Investigating capacity for sentience in rodents and molluscan invertebrates
Background. Public and political concern for animal and animal rights is based on the assumption that many animals are sentient; that they have the capacity for feelings, and may, therefore, experience suffering. Read more
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Modelling animal perception of camouflaged prey using artificial observers
Background. Animals display a remarkable diversity of colouration, a topic that has fascinated scientists since Darwin and Wallace. Read more
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage: What do cats think of outdoor access?
Background. Although freedom of movement is a key pillar of animal welfare, and outdoor access is considered the best way to allow cats to exercise and express natural behaviours, restrictions often apply to owned cats. Read more
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage: Using One Health data to predict antimicrobial use and resistance over time
Background. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognized as one of the foremost One Health challenges today. The use of veterinary medicines, particularly within the agricultural sector, has been scrutinized due to its role in the selection of AMR, impacting both human and animal health. Read more
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