Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Assessment of welfare in equines and farm animals.
- Prenatal antecedents of behaviour, health and welfare in farm animals and equines.
- Human behaviour and its impact upon animal welfare
Teaching
- MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare, University of Edinburgh/ SRUC- 2016 onwards
- MSc Equine Science (Equine Behaviour, Welfare & Ethics course) University of Edinburgh- 2017 onwards
- BSc Equine Science and Management (Yr 3 & Yr 4 Equine behaviour, welfare and ethics modules), SRUC -2021 onwards
Projects
Welfare of horses kept in alternative management systems, The Horse Trust (2022 - 23)
Behavioural indicators of welfare in racehorses, HKJC (2021 - 22)
Traveller & Gypsy horse welfare, The Horse Trust (2017 -)
Consultancy
- Member of expert panel on OIE standards on Working Equine Welfare (2021)
- Consultant on World Horse Welfare project looking at horse owners educational needs and priorities (2021)
- External Examiner for Hartpury University Equine programmes (2022 onwards)
Supervision
Co-supervisor on two PhD projects (2017- 2021)
- Horse Welfare within Traveller/ Gypsy communities; an ethnic group often under-represented in horse welfare research
- Improving the survival of lambs from larger litters
Successfully supervised 26 MSc dissertation projects (2015-2021)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The effect of selection for lean tissue growth on muscle fibre characteristics in lambs, and the implications for welfare, University of Edinburgh
2007 → 2012
Master, MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Edinburgh
2006 → 2007
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Equine Science (Equitation Science) , University of Limerick
1995 → 1999
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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The evaluation of a methodology to improve intergroup relations between Gypsy, Roma and Traveller horse owners and equine service providers
Coombs, T. (PI)
1/04/22 → 10/01/23
Project: Research
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Horse Welfare within Traveller/Gypsy communities: an ethnic group often under-represented in horse welfare research
Coombs, T. (PI)
1/10/17 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Research output
- 5 Article
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Improving triplet lamb survival: management practices used by commercial farmers
Erichsen, C., Coombs, T., Sargison, N., McCoard, S., Keady, T. W. J. & Dwyer, C. M., 30 Jul 2024, (First published) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11, 1394484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Welfare of Traveller and Gypsy Owned Horses in the UK and Ireland
Rowland, M., Hudson, N., Connor, M., Dwyer, C. & Coombs, T., 13 Sept 2022, (First published) In: Animals. 12, 18, 2402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Welfare assessment and husbandry practices of working horses in Fiji
Fröhlich, N., Sells, P. D., Sommerville, R., Bolwell, C. F., Cantley, C., Martin, J. E., Gordon, S. J. G. & Coombs, T., 28 Feb 2020, (First published) In: Animals. 10, 3, 392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study of traveller horse owners' attitudes to horse care and welfare using an equine body condition scoring system
Rowland, M., Coombs, T. & Connor, M., 12 Apr 2019, In: Animals. 9, 4, 162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Administration of a NSAID (meloxicam) affects lying behaviour after caesarean section in beef cows
Barrier, A., Coombs, T., Dwyer, C., Haskell, M. & Goby, L., 2014, (First published) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 155, p. 28 - 33 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)