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Details for Professor David Main
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor David Main |
| Job title | Professor |
| Department | Bristol Veterinary School University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | B.Vet.Med.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Bristol), M.R.C.V.S. |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | animal welfare livestock dairy cattle lameness tail biting in pigs pig welfare |
| Areas of expertise | My research interests include applied welfare assessment for a variety in species including livestock, working horses, laboratory mice and pet rabbits. The goal of such research is to promote valid, feasible and repeatable welfare assessment into the management systems of the animal units and certification schemes (where applicable). My current research projects include dairy cattle lameness (www.cattle-lameness.org.uk), tail biting in pigs, welfare outcomes in pig farm assurance schemes, welfare assessment in organic certification, health planning and quality of life assessment in dogs. |