Projects per year
Personal profile
Teaching
I teach on a number of SRUC led and SRUC/University of Edinburgh collaborative programmes.
The modules/courses I lead are:
HNC Poultry Production:
- Avian Physiology
- Poultry Egg Production Systems
- Graded Unit
I was also interim director of this programme when the director was off on long term sick leave for the academic year 2014-2015.
BSc Applied Animal Science
- Keeping and Managing Animals
- Poultry Meat Production Systems
BSc Veterinary Nursing
- Clinical Animal Behaviour and Welfare
MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Legislation
- Production Animal Welfare
MSc Applied Poultry Science
- Poultry Behaviour and Welfare in Commercial Systems
MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- Deputy Programme Director
Supervision
I have supervised over 60 MSc and BSc students from multiple programmes, such as:
BSc Applied Animal Science
MSc Applied Poultry Science
MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law
MSc Clinical Animal Behaviour
Some examples of student projects include:
- Exploring the link between human personality and interaction styles with cats (Felis catus) in shelter settings
- The behaviour and welfare of four commercial slow-growing broiler breeds housed indoors
- Developing a composite welfare assessment tool
for bears (Ursidae) in zoos
- Rescue me: qualification of the characteristics, personality, behaviour and health issues of rehomed retired racing greyhounds in Scotland
- The effect of feed restriction on sleep/ resting behaviour in broiler breeders
- Exploring the impact of active enrichment on the dog-owner bond
- Comparing novel and commercial broiler breeds to determine if novel breeds increase productivity whilst maintaining high welfare
- The Role of Enrichment in Improving Laying Hen and Pullet Welfare
I am also on the supervisory committees of 3 PhD students
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, An investigation into the motivation behind the abnormal behaviour of feather pecking in laying hens., Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph
2002 → 2008
Award Date: 5 Aug 2008
BSc (Hons) Animal Science, Dalhousie University
1999 → 2002
Award Date: 15 May 2002
External positions
University of Lincoln
1 Oct 2021 → …
Keywords
- S Agriculture (General)
- Animal welfare
- animal behaviour
- Motivation
- welfare assessment
- hunger
- sleep
- QL Zoology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Healthy animals, healthy food, healthy people
Dwyer, C. (PI), Dixon, L. (CoI), Turner, S. (CoI) & Somarriba Soley, M. (CoI)
1/04/17 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Sleep behaviour as a novel indicator of animal welfare using laying hens as a model
Sandilands, V. (PI), Baker, L. (CoI) & Dixon, L. (CoI)
25/09/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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Collaborative development of positive welfare indicators for farm assurance
Dwyer, C. (PI), Lawrence, A. (CoI), Dixon, L. (CoI), Mackay, J. (CoI), Wemelsfelder, F. (CoI) & Haskell, M. (CoI)
14/03/16 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
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Dilution of broiler breeder diets with oat hulls prolongs feeding but does not affect central control of appetite: QUALITATIVE FEED RESTRICTION IN BROILER BREEDERS
Dixon, L., Brocklehurst, S., Hills, J., Foister, S., Wilson, P. W., Reid, A., Caughey, S. D., Sandilands, V., Boswell, T., Dunn, I. C. & D'Eath, R., Dec 2024, In: Poultry Science. 103, 12, p. 104262 104262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reused litter and faba beans impact on growth and caecal microbiome in slow growing broilers
Houdijk, J., Galgano, S., Hussein, M., Richmond, A., Bentley, J. S. & Dixon, L., 16 Jun 2023, (First published) British Poultry Abstracts . Taylor & Francis, Vol. 19. p. 16 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Investigation of humans individual differences as predictors of their animal interaction styles, focused on the domestic cat
Finka, L. R., Ripari, L., Quinlan, L., Haywood, C., Puzzo, J., Jordan, A., Tsui, J., Foreman-Worsley, R., Dixon, L. & Brennan, M. L., 15 Jul 2022, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 12128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lead pulling as a welfare concern in pet dogs: What can veterinary professionals learn from current research?
Townsend, L., Dixon, L. & Buckley, L., Nov 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 191, 10, e1627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The effects of feed restriction, time of day and time since feeding on behavioral and physiological indicators of hunger in broiler breeder hens
Dixon, L., Dunn, I. C., Brocklehurst, S., Baker, L., Boswell, T., Caughey, S. D., Reid, A. M., Sandilands, V., Wilson, P. W. & D'Eath, R., May 2022, In: Poultry Science. 101, 5, 101838.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Citations (Scopus)34 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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Eat. Sit. Suffer. Repeat. the life of a typical meat chicken
2/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media