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Jake Thompson
Clinical Assistant Professor in Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Biography
Jake graduated as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Nottingham in 2017. He returned to the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science to complete a PhD in 2021, entitled "The impact of living space on dairy cow production, reproduction and welfare". After his PhD, Jake continued to work at the University part time as a Research Fellow and externally as a clinical veterinarian in private farm animal practice. Since 2023, Jake has held the title of Clinical Assistant Professor in Farm Animal Health, teaching dairy herd health to final year veterinary students and undertaking research in areas of lameness, positive welfare and the housed environment for dairy cows.
Research Summary
Jake's primary interest is in optimising the housed environment for housed dairy cows, specifically in relation to welfare and production to enhance the sustainability of farm businesses. Previous… read more
Current Research
Jake's primary interest is in optimising the housed environment for housed dairy cows, specifically in relation to welfare and production to enhance the sustainability of farm businesses. Previous research includes the use of Home Office randomised controlled trials to explore the impacts of living space on dairy cow production, fertility and behaviour. Jake has also used machine learning methods to predict the SCC status of dairy cows across dry periods. His interest in mastitis has continued into being part of the development of the new automated mastitis pattern analysis tool which is being used by all major milk recording organisations. Jake is currently working on a RCT to explore the development of claw horn lesions and use this information to identify early detection of lameness using metabolomic profiles.