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Name Dr Jessica Stokes
Job title Senior Research Associate
Department Bristol Veterinary School University of Bristol
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Qualifications BA(Exon.), MSc(Exon.), PhD
Professional details
Keywords digital dermatitis in dairy cattle
dairy cattle lameness
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Areas of expertise My past and current research interests involve the effects of digital dermatitis on behaviour, an infectious form of lameness in dairy cattle; investigating and promoting methods of digital dermatitis detection; heat as a detection tool for skin and claw lesions; management styles farmers use to detect and treat digital dermatitis; the effect of treatment methods on disease prevalence, and the impact of risk on breakdown of digital dermatitis infection and recovery from infection.