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Personal profile
Research interests
I'm a livestock systems scientist, with a focus on extensive livestock production, particularly in hill and mountain areas.
My current interests include:
- use of technology on extensive farms (EID & Precision Livestock Farming)
- assessment of farm labour and its role on farm viability
- uptake and knowledge exchange with farming industry
- sustainable intensification in the hills, land abandonment and hill farming economic viability.
Personal profile
- Editor to animal - the International Journal of Animal Biosciences, section Precision Livestock Farming (2019 - )
- Vice-President of the Precision Livestock Farming Scientific Commission, EAAP (2020 - )
- Frequent reviewer in Livestock Science, Small Ruminant Research, Animal and Land Use Policy
- Guest editor to Frontiers in Animal Science, Research topic: Understanding Animals' Phenotype through Automatic Behavior Assessment (2021)
Supervision
- PhD student (2020-2024) Adopting Precision Livestock Farming Technologies to Improve Small Ruminant Management and Welfare in Grazing Systems. Joint with University of Glasgow and Moredun Research Institute.
- PhD student (2019-2022) A Holistic Approach to Internal Parasite Control on Hill and Upland Sheep Farms. Joint with Moredun Research Institute and University of Edinburgh
- PhD student (2015-2020) Investigation of genetic and non-genetic factors influencing ewe reproductive performance in a Scottish hill flock. Joint with University of Edinburgh
- PhD student (2013-2019). Precision Livestock Farming: potential application for sheep systems in harsh environments. Joint with University of Edinburgh
Projects
Current:
- 2020 - 2024. EU H2020 Innovative Action. TechCare - Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management. Morgan-Davies (Coordinator). £4.9 million
- 2021 - 2023. EU H2020 Thematic Network. Sm@RT - Sm@ll Ruminant Technologies. Morgan-Davies (Coordinator). £1.7 million
- 2020 - 2022. InnovateUK. Smart Sheep. Kenyon, Morgan-Davies (co-I). £245K.
- 2020 - 2023. EC H2020 Thematic Network. EuroSheep. Morgan-Davies (PI/WP leader). £1.5 million.
- 2017- 2021: BBSRC GFS: ResULTS - Livestock's role in food system resilience in remote, upland regions. McCracken, Barnes, Morgan-Davies, Holland (Project member)
Past projects (selected):
- 2017 - 2020: ERANet SusAn: SusSheP (Sustainable Sheep Production) Morgan-Davies (WP leader) £800K (£90K SRUC)
- 2017- 2020: BBSRC GFS: Sustainable economic and ecological grazing systems - learning from innovative practitioners. Watson, McVittie, Cloy, Morgan-Davies (Project member)
- 2017 - 2020: ERANet SusAn: AnimalFuture. McCraken, Barnes, Morgan-Davies, Holland (Project member)
- 2016 - 2019: EU H2020 Thematic Network, SheepNet. Dwyer, Morgan-Davies (project member). £1.5 million
- 2016 -2017: REG Development Fund (SRUC) Developing partnership for future networks on the use of EID associated technologies in marginal sheep farming systems. PI. £25K
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Changing role of hill farming in Scotland, University of Edinburgh
2006 → 2013
Award Date: 30 Jun 2014
Ingenieur en Agriculture, UniLaSalle
1990 → 1995
Award Date: 17 Nov 1995
Master, Land Resource Management, Cranfield University
1994 → 1995
Award Date: 1 Sept 1995
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-b2-4 Data Driven Innovations For Improved Sustainability Of Ruminant Productions Systems
Duthie, C.-A. (PI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Gordon, J. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI), McLean, K. (CoI), Miller, G. (CoI), Ferguson, H. (CoI) & Morgan-Davies, C. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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TechCare_Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management
Morgan-Davies, C. (PI), Bray, A. (CoI), Ramsay, N. (CoI) & Dwyer, C. (CoI)
1/09/20 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Smart sheep: Precision livestock farming and sustainable sheep production
Morgan-Davies, C. (PI), McLaren, A. (Researcher) & Wishart, H. (Technician)
1/08/20 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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Assessing the future uptake of digital tools and technologies by sheep and goat farmers in the meat and dairy industries
McLaren, A., Grova, L., de Boer, A., Keady, T. W. J., McClearn, B., Giovanetti, V., Acciaro, M., Depuille, L., Klein, R., Godo, A., Piirsalu, P., Kenyon, F., Halachmi, I., Llach-Martinez, I. & Morgan-Davies, C., 10 Sept 2024, Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Vol. 34. p. 285 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Development of a novel Bluetooth Low Energy device for proximity and location monitoring in grazing sheep
Walker, A., Jonsson, N. N., Waterhouse, A., McDougall, H., Kenyon, F., McLaren, A. & Morgan-Davies, C., 25 Jul 2024, (First published) In: Animal. 101276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital and precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies: gaps between sheep and goat farmers’ needs and existing solutions
Morgan-Davies, C., McLaren, A., Grova, L., Giovanetti, V., Depuille, L., Keady, T. W. J., McClearn, B., Klein, R., Godo, A., Halachmi, I., piirsalu, P., Llach-Martinez, I., Gautier, J.-M. & Kenyon, F., 10 Sept 2024, Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Vol. 34. p. 283 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Investigating the perceived versus actual gastrointestinal nematode challenge on extensive sheep farms
Geddes, E., Morgan-Davies, C., McLaren, A., Skuce, P., Duncan, J., Sargison, N. & Kenyon, F., Apr 2024, In: Veterinary Parasitology: X. 327, 110148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Review: Exploring the use of Precision Livestock Farming for small ruminant welfare management
Morgan-Davies, C., Tesniere, G., Gautier, J.-M., Jorgensen, G. H. M., Gonzalez-Garcia, E., Patsios, S., Sossidou, E., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Kenyon, F., Caja, G., Grova, L., Decandia, M., Czizster, L., Halachmi, I. & Dwyer, C., 2 Jul 2024, (First published) In: Animal. 101233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)16 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Livestock Sector View What does the livestock sector want from agricultural engineering?
Morgan-Davies, C. (Keynote speaker)
6 Nov 2024Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Digital technology and agriculture
McCracken, D. (Invited speaker), Morgan-Davies, C. (Speaker) & Holland, J. (Speaker)
8 Mar 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Frontiers in Animal Science (Journal)
Morgan-Davies, C. (Member of editorial board)
14 Jun 2021 → 31 Jan 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Animal (Journal)
Morgan-Davies, C. (Member of editorial board)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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EAAP (External organisation)
Morgan-Davies, C. (Member)
Aug 2019 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Press/Media
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Episode 8: Electronic ID, feed efficiency and biodiversity
McCracken, D., Morgan-Davies, C., Lambe, N. & Holland, J.
14/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare
McCracken, D., Gauley, G., Kenyon, F. & Morgan-Davies, C.
17/04/21
1 Media contribution
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SheepNet tips for fostering lambs
Morgan-Davies, C., Frater, P. & Dwyer, C.
27/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Sheepnet tips to improve colostrum management for lambs
Morgan-Davies, C., Dwyer, C. & Frater, P.
6/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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SheepNet tips: Sheep handling - tips from down under
Morgan-Davies, C., Frater, P. & Dwyer, C.
30/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media