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Biography
I am the Microbiology Team Leader at SRUC Veterinary Services. We provide a comprehensive diagnostic service for livestock, companion animals and wildlife, carrying out passive veterinary disease surveillance for the Scottish Government.
We are also a research active team, focussing predominantly on phenotypic and genotypic analyses of important veterinary bacterial isolates, with particular focus on epidemiology, virulence, zoonotic potential and antimicrobial resistance.
Projects
Our team regularly work on both commercial and research projects, alongside our routine diagnostic work.
I also act as an advisor, collaborator and principal investigator for research projects.
Current Projects:
- Co-Investigator (2023-present)
The fungal milk microbiome of dairy cattle and its implications on mastitis. - Principal Investigator (2020-present)
Atypical Escherichia coli septicaemia and meningitis cases in 3-6 month old dairy calves.
Completed projects:
- Principal Investigator (2020-2024)
The epidemiology of Klebsiella/Raoultella species mastitis in Scottish dairy cattle. - Co-Investigator (2020-2024)
The wound microbiome in companion animals. - Principal Investigator (2019-2021)
Milk microbiota in dairy cattle under different drying off protocols. - Postdoctoral Researcher (2018-2020)
Antimicrobial resistance at the human-animal interface in Uganda. - Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Antimicrobial resistance dynamics on a British commercial pig farm. - PhD Student (2012-2016)
Gut microbiota dynamics in weaner pigs.
Research interests
- Veterinary bacteriology and mycology
- Farm animal disease surveillance
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Farm animal microbiomes
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Gut microbiota dynamics in the weaner pig in response to experimental Escherichia coli challenge and dietary manipulation, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2017
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jul 2010
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-b6-2 A Systems Understanding Of The Flow Of Amr From Livestock Production To The Environment And Humans: Informing Risk Analyses
Hutchings, M. (PI), Baker, E. (CoI), Galgano, S. (CoI), Pollock, J. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI), Smith, L. (CoI) & Lowe, A. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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The fungal milk microbiome of dairy cattle and its implications on mastitis
Ferguson, H. (PI), Lima, J. (CoPI), Pollock, J. (Researcher) & Cook, R. (PhD Student)
15/02/23 → 15/08/24
Project: Research
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Temporal and nutritional effects on the weaner pig ileal microbiota
Pollock, J., Glendinning, L., Smith, L. A., Mohsin, H., Gally, D. L., Hutchings, M. R. & Houdijk, J. G. M., 28 Aug 2021, (First published) In: Animal Microbiome. 3, 1, 58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antimicrobial resistance profiles and molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Scottish bovine mastitis cases
Pollock, J., Foster, G., Henderson, K., Bell, J., Hutchings, M. R. & Paterson, G. K., 17 Jan 2025, (First published) In: Epidemiology and Infection. 153, e15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diagnostic value of a point of care bacterial fluorescence imaging device for detecting wound infections in dogs and cats
McCagherty, J., Pollock, J., Maddox, T. W., Paterson, G. K. & Hall, J. L., Aug 2025, In: Veterinary Surgery. 54, 6, p. 1218-1228 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Milk microbiome in dairy cattle and the challenges of low microbial biomass and exogenous contamination
Pollock, J., Salter, S. J., Nixon, R. & Hutchings, M., 18 Nov 2021, (First published) In: Animal Microbiome. 3, 80.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prostaglandin E2 promotes intestinal inflammation via inhibiting microbiota-dependent regulatory T cells
Crittenden, S., Goepp, M., Pollock, J., Robb, C. T., Smyth, D. J., Zhou, Y., Andrews, R., Tyrrell, V., Gkikas, K., Adima, A., O’Connor, R. A., Davies, L., Li, X.-F., Yao, H. X., Ho, G.-T., Zheng, X., Mair, A., Vermeren, S., Qian, B.-Z. & Mole, D. & 12 others, , 12 Feb 2021, (First published) In: Science advances. 7, 7, 16 p., eabd7954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantification of selected antimicrobial resistance genes in pig faeces on a British commercial pig farm during a typical production cycle
Pollock, J. (Contributor), Corbishley, A. (Contributor), Hutchings, M. R. (Contributor) & Gally, D. L. (Contributor), Natural Environment Research Council, 1 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.5285/e548dc5d-49e3-467d-9435-c199da40e7be, https://doi.org/10.5285%2Fe548dc5d-49e3-467d-9435-c199da40e7be
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