Researchisaveryimportantpartofstudyingat
HigherEducationlevelandourundergraduateand
postgraduatestudentsallundertakeindependent
projectsaspartoftheirstudyprogramme.Theseenable
studentstochooseatopictheyarereallyinterestedin
andresearchitin-depth.
ResearchundertakenattheCollegehasadirectand
relevantapplicationtoindustryandfocusesonaddressing
realissues.
TheCollegehasexcellentfacilitiesallowingassessment
ofanimalbehaviourandwelfareofcompanionanimals
andtheeffectofproductionsystemsonbehaviourand
productivityoffarmedlivestock.
TheCollegehasstronglinksinrelationtotraining
techniques,withtheArmy,HearingDogsfortheDeaf
andGuideDogsfortheBlind.
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BishopBurtonCollegehasasuperblyequippedequine
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centrewhichhousesover100horses,includingtwoindoor
schools,horsehandlingarea,horsewalker,weighbridge,
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burt treadmillandequinesolarium.Inadditiontothesefacilities
therearewell-equippedsciencelaboratoriesthatprovide 731
additionalanalyticalsupportformicrobiologyandnutrition
research(includingafullrangeoffeedanalysisequipment)
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andalsoavarietyofotheressaysanddocumentsoutlining
analyticaltechniques.
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Wealsohaveanincreasingnumberofstaffwithresearch
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backgroundswhocontinuetoinitiatenewareasofresearch
tosupporttheirrelevantindustriesandinformandinspire
development...
theirstudents.Pleaseseetheresearchinterestsofour
teachingstaffonourwebsite.
Recentresearchprojectsinclude:
• Feedtrialsonawiderangeofanimals. • Highwelfareanimalproductionsystems.
• Fuelusageonlocalfarmsandtheuseofbiofuels. • Carbonfootprints.
• Improvingtheuseofslurryasafertilizer. • Environmentalinfluencesonchilddevelopment.
• Equinenutrition,training,fitnessandtherapy. • Designofdomesticspaces.
• Environmentprojectsincaptiveanimals. • Theenergyefficiencyoffarmingsystems.
• Nutritionalanalysisofanimalfeeds. • Effectofpowertransmissionlinesonmigratorybirds.
• Microbiologyandanimaldisease. • Organicpigproduction.
• Epidemiologystudiesinmanyanimalspecies. • Beefproductionsystems.
• Equineandcaninepersonalityassessment. • Growingforagemaizeunderdegradableplastic.
• Heavymetaluptakebyharboursealsandcormorants.
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