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Louise Whatford serves as Lecturer in One Welfare at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), based at the Hawkshead campus within the Department of Pathobiology & Population Sciences. She actively contributes to the Animal Welfare Science and Ethics and Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health research groups, focusing on the interconnections between human, non-human animal, and environmental welfare through One Health and One Welfare frameworks.
Her academic foundation includes:
- BSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare from the University of Bristol
- 2019 PhD in epidemiology and microbiology investigating mastitis in sheep and control strategies
Whatford specializes in systems thinking and interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable food systems, particularly livestock and fish production. Her research integrates non-human animal welfare and ethical considerations into holistic problem-solving, with current emphasis on British beef and sheep food systems. She examines how transdisciplinary methods can address sustainability challenges while navigating agricultural policy frameworks like the UK's Environmental Land Management schemes.
Analysis of her 2020-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on antimicrobial resistance implementation, animal welfare integration into environmental assessments, and economic impacts of endemic diseases. Key trends include systematic reviews of food systems, policy evaluations of agricultural reforms, and transdisciplinary modeling of livestock production sustainability.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Whatford supervises undergraduate and MSc projects across animal health, welfare, ethics, and systems thinking. She leads the Situational Analysis and Systems Thinking module for the MSc One Health course while managing active research projects including evaluation of the UK Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan 2019-2024 and development of sustainable beef/sheep production models through RVC-University of Hertfordshire collaboration.
She actively participates in RVC's interdisciplinary research groups, contributing to food system transformation initiatives that bridge veterinary science, public health, and environmental policy through regular team collaborations and stakeholder engagements.
