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Christine Nicol
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Author 370
Editor 1,200

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Veterinary Medicine
Animal Behavior
Zoology
Agricultural Science
Neuroscience
Science and Medical Education
Conservation Biology
Genetics

Christine J Nicol

PeerJ Author

Summary

Professor of Animal Welfare at the Royal Veterinary College. Christine Nicol graduated from the University of Oxford with a first-class degree in Zoology in 1981, and a PhD (DPhil) in 1986 on the welfare of laying hens. In 1985 she was appointed to a lectureship in Animal Welfare, followed by a Professorship (2001) at the University of Bristol. She has also held visiting appointments at Merton College, Oxford (2000), and the University of Waikato (1994). In 2017 she took up honorary positions at the University of Oxford (Senior Research Associate) and the University of Lincoln (Visiting Professor) and, in 2018, a new appointment as Professor of Animal Welfare at the Royal Veterinary College.

She has been awarded the Prince Laurent Foundation prize for work on equine welfare (with Prof McGreevy) (2001), the UFAW medal for Outstanding Achievement in Animal Welfare Science (2012), the International Society for Applied Ethology 50th Anniversary Wood-Gush Memorial Award (2016), the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP) A.M. Leroy Fellowship Award for outstanding scientific contribution (2016), the British Veterinary Association (BVA) 50th Wooldridge Memorial Medal (2016) and was the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Tinbergen Lecturer (2017).

She is currently a member of Stevin Prize committee, the Swedish Formas grant assessment panel and the RSPB Ethics Council

Animal Behavior

Editing Journals

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Bristol
The Royal Veterinary College

Work details

Professor of Animal Welfare

Royal Veterinary College
December 2017
Pathobiology and Population Science
Current Research Projects A formal analysis of behavioural structure as a tool to assess the impact of chronic equine disease. Equine PhD studentship funded by the Horse Trust, with Freddie Daw, Charlotte Burn, Ruby Chang. Social buffering in horses. Equine PhD studentship with Claire Ricci-Bonot, Daniel Mills and Teresa Romero, University of Lincoln. The role of social support in reducing harmful stress responses in horses. Developing objective, robust, real-time animal welfare measures for the Australian meat industry. A project led by Dr Cameron Clark and Dr Sabrina Lomax, University of Sydney. Analysis of behavioural changes in beef cattle from birth to slaughter will be undertaken using cutting edge,robotic and ear-tag based technologies. Smart Farming - Monitoring the Health of Chickens. With Maja Makagon, University of Davis, California. The aim of this project is to develop and and validate small, bird mounted acoustic sensors and complementary analysis systems for monitoring changes in the health, welfare and locations of individual birds housed in commercial flocks. Patterns of Sleep Behaviour in Chicks. With Lorna Wilson, University of Bath. The aim of the project is to describe and quantify patterns of sleep behaviour in chicks and relate these patterns to other indicators of welfare.

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 3
  • Edited 8
November 9, 2020
Foraging efficiency, social status and body condition in group-living horses and ponies
Sarah L. Giles, Pat Harris, Sean A. Rands, Christine J. Nicol
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10305 PubMed 33240636
November 21, 2017
The ability of laying pullets to negotiate two ramp designs as measured by bird preference and behaviour
Isabelle C. Pettersson, Claire A. Weeks, Kate I. Norman, Christine J. Nicol
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4069 PubMed 29177116
March 20, 2014
Obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in outdoor living domestic horses and ponies
Sarah L. Giles, Sean A. Rands, Christine J. Nicol, Patricia A. Harris
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.299 PubMed 24711963

Academic Editor on

August 18, 2020
Behavioural variability among captive African elephants in the use of the trunk while feeding
Maëlle Lefeuvre, Patrick Gouat, Baptiste Mulot, Raphaël Cornette, Emmanuelle Pouydebat
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9678 PubMed 32874780
November 25, 2019
Application of open field, tonic immobility, and attention bias tests to hens with different ranging patterns
Dana L.M. Campbell, Emily J. Dickson, Caroline Lee
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8122 PubMed 31788364
March 27, 2019
Evaluating the effects of a temporary fostering program on shelter dog welfare
Lisa M. Gunter, Erica N. Feuerbacher, Rachel J. Gilchrist, Clive D.L. Wynne
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6620 PubMed 30944778
September 13, 2016
An association between feather damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in captive African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)
Pierluca Costa, Elisabetta Macchi, Emanuela Valle, Michele De Marco, Daniele M. Nucera, Laura Gasco, Achille Schiavone
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2462 PubMed 27672512
September 29, 2015
Development, factor structure and application of the Dog Obesity Risk and Appetite (DORA) questionnaire
Eleanor Raffan, Stephen P. Smith, Stephen O’Rahilly, Jane Wardle
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1278 PubMed 26468435
June 26, 2014
The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students
Nieky van Veggel, Jonathan Amory
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.463 PubMed 25024925
September 17, 2013
When given the opportunity, chimpanzees maximize personal gain rather than “level the playing field”
Lydia M. Hopper, Susan P. Lambeth, Steven J. Schapiro, Sarah F. Brosnan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.165 PubMed 24109550
July 23, 2013
Stability of referential signalling across time and locations: testing alarm calls of Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) in urban and rural Australia and in Fiji
Gisela Kaplan, Lesley J. Rogers
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.112 PubMed 23904991