Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Assessment of animal stress, pain and other negative emotional states. This includes development of predominantly behavioural tests and measurements that allow inferences to be made about the negative experiences of animals as a consequence of farm housing and husbandry practices.
Understanding welfare and production implications of the prenatal environment in farm animals. Specific research into the impact of prenatal stress on animal welfare outcomes in pigs. Research into the risk posed, under current commercial farming conditions in the UK, to production and welfare by prenatal stress and suboptimal nutrition across all livestock species.
Supervision
PhD student (2011-2016) ’A study of the efficacy of an anti-GnRH vaccine as more welfare friendly method of castration for ram lambs’ with Edinburgh University
PhD student (2011-2015) ’Addressing pain at parturition in pigs’ with Edinburgh University
PhD student (2011-2016) ’Identifying barriers to pain mitigation in farm animals’ with Edinburgh University
PhD student (2014-2017) ’Effect of late pregnancy management on behaviour, welfare and calf health in dairy cattle’ with Edinburgh University
PhD student (2013-2017) ’Impact of prenatal and postnatal stress on offspring behaviour and epigenetic regulation of stress axis function in sheep’ with Edinburgh University
Projects
Current
2016-2022 RESAS ‘Strategic research programme RD 2.2.8 'Improved husbandry and reduction of painful procedures'
2018-2022 BBSRC BB/S002138/1 ‘EmotiPig, Investigating automatic detection of emotion in biometrically identified pig faces using machine learning’ (£101K)
2021-2024 BB/V001515/1 ‘Operationalising social competence and estimating its genetic and genomic basis to improve the welfare of pigs’ (£558K)
Previous
2017-2018 Zoetis ’The use of intestinal microbiota as a biomarker for swine wellness and performance’ (£110K)
2018-2019 UIF ‘Advancing performance on Scottish beef farms through improving body condition scoring skills’ (£38K)
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Evaluation of procaine HCL local anaesthetic for control of pain associated with castration and tail docking in lambs.
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a3-5 Practical On-farm Solutions For Welfare And Sustainability: Solutions To Chronic Problems
Haskell, M., Donbavand, J., Dwyer, C., D'Eath, R., Turner, S., Baxter, E., Jack, M. & Rutherford, K.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a3-2 Eu Exit ? Challenges And Opportunities For Animal Welfare.
D'Eath, R., Donbavand, J., Lawrence, A., Akaichi, F., Dwyer, C., Wemelsfelder, F., Turner, S., Haskell, M., Farish, M., Baxter, E. & Rutherford, K.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a3-4 Influencing Human Behaviour To Improve Animal Welfare
Jessiman, L., Donbavand, J., Akaichi, F., Dwyer, C., Wemelsfelder, F., Lamont, K., Turner, S., Farish, M., Baxter, E., Rutherford, K. & Jessiman, L.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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FARMCARE: Farm interventions to control antimicrobial resistance
Baxter, E., Farish, M. & Rutherford, K.
14/02/22 → 13/02/25
Project: Research
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A study of associations between gastric ulcers and the behaviour of finisher pigs
Rutherford, KMD., Thompson, CS., Thomson, JR., Lawrence, AB., Nielsen, EO., Busch, ME., Haugegaard, S. & Sandoe, P., 29 Mar 2018, (First published) In: Livestock Science. 212, p. 45 - 51 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of pain assessment in pigs
Ison, SH., Clutton, RE., Di Giminiani, P. & Rutherford, KMD., 28 Nov 2016, (First published) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 3, p. 8 - 5 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Epigenetics and developmental programming of welfare and production traits in farm animals
Sinclair, KD., Rutherford, KMD., Wallace, JM., Brameld, JM., Stoger, R., Alberio, R., Sweetman, D., Gardner, DS., Perry, VEA., Adam, CL., Ashworth, CJ., Robinson, JE. & Dwyer, CM., 21 Jul 2016, (First published) In: Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 28, 10, p. 1443 - 1478 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Advances in understanding pain and stress in dairy cows
Rutherford, KMD. & Haskell, MJ., 23 Feb 2021, (First published) Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of dairy cattle. Endres, M. (ed.). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 42 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Taxonomic annotation of 16S rRNA sequences of pig intestinal samples using MG-RAST and QIIME2 generated different microbiota compositions
Lima, J., Manning, T., Rutherford, K. M., Baima, E. T., Dewhurst, R. J., Walsh, P. & Roehe, R., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 186, 106235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)42 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Webinar: Managing cows during pregnancy to improve calf health, welfare and performance
Kenneth Rutherford (Speaker)
29 Sept 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Netflix documentary - Connected - The Hidden Science of Everything
Emma Baxter, Kenneth Rutherford, Melvyn Smith & Mark Hansen
2/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
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How does the pig look? Facial recognition to serve as early warning system for pig diseases
Emma Baxter, Kenneth Rutherford, Melvyn Smith & Mark Hansen
13/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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As happy as a pig in mud or feeling sow-er? New technology could read animals’ emotions
Emma Baxter, Kenneth Rutherford, Melvyn L Smith & Mark Hansen
28/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Happy Pigs?
Emma Baxter, Kenneth Rutherford, Melvyn L Smith & Mark Hansen
23/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Qualitative Behaviour Assessment: An animal welfare assessment tool used worldwide
Francoise Wemelsfelder (Participant), Alistair Lawrence (Participant), Cathy Dwyer (Participant), Kenneth Rutherford (Participant) & Simon Turner (Participant)
Impact: Societal
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