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Contact

• workRoom A03 Gateway
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 6751
• Fiona.Lovatt@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Fiona Lovatt graduated from Bristol University in 1995 and until 2012 worked as a farm vet in a first opinion mixed veterinary practice serving 500 farms based in the Barnard Castle area of north east England. Whilst in practice she was particularly interested in sheep flock health and undertook a number of small clinical research projects. Following expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic, she began research in conservation genetics of South Georgia reindeer on a part time basis and was awarded a PhD by Durham University in 2007.

In 2012, she was awarded a Diploma in Sheep Health and Production by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and became a diplomate of the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management. Since 2014 she hahs been a RCVS- and European- Recognised Specialist in Sheep Health and Production.

Fiona runs the sheep veterinary consultancy business, Flock Health Ltd () which works collaboratively with veterinary surgeons, farmers, processors, retailers and pharmaceutical companies in both UK and abroad. She is particularly passionate about getting pro-active veterinary involvement on sheep farms and spends a lot of her time enthusing both vets and sheep farmers to interact better through both proactive individual flock health planning and Flock Health Clubs.

She is a past president of the Sheep Veterinary Society and currently chairs the UK sheep industry antibiotic group having been a member of the RUMA (Responsible Use of Medicine in Agriculture) Target Task Force, responsibility for setting and delivering responsible use targets for the sheep industry.

Teaching Summary

Fiona is involved in undergraduate teaching across all aspects of clinical sheep production medicine. She has developed a number of CPD courses for veterinarians in the UK and abroad as well as… read more

Research Summary

Fiona is a veterinary clinician with a particular interest in research of sheep flock health issues and in transferring research findings to the veterinary profession and the sheep industry.

• Understanding farmer attitudes and behaviours towards management of scab to identify successful behavioural interventions Co-investigator (Funded by Defra itt_4981 - Project 23900 - VMD Research Requirements (Lot 2 - Antiparasitic Resistance: Sheep Scab)
• SPILaMM-Sheep Performance Improvement through Lameness Monitoring and Management Co-Investigator (Funded by Innovate UK) 2015-2019 (Dunbia and FarmWizard Industry partners)

• A study to quantify usage patterns and understand perceptions towards antimicrobial use on sheep and beef farms (Co-Investigator) (PhD studentship Funded by AHDB Beef and Lamb 2017-2020)

• Optimising the use of footbathing for control and prevention of lameness in sheep (Co-Investigator) (PhD studentship Funded by AHDB Beef and Lamb 2017-2020)
• Evidence Based Decisions for Lamb Production. (Co-Investigator) (PhD studentship Funded by AHDB Beef and Lamb). 2016-2019 Industry partner: Sainsbury's​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Senior Clinical Training Scholarship (Residency) in Farm Animal Pathology' project (2017-20) Co-supervisor (Funded by AHDB Beef & Lamb and MSD Animal Health)

Recent Publications

• LOVATT, FIONA, DUNCAN, JENNIFER and HINDE, DAVINIA,, 2018. In Practice. 41, 23-33
• GASCOIGNE, EMILY, MORGAN, ERIC RENE, LOVATT, FIONA and VINEER, HANNAH ROSE,, 2018. In Practice. 40, 334-347
• STOKES, JESSICA ELEANOR, TARLINTON, RACHAEL EUGENIE, LOVATT, FIONA, BAYLIS, MATTHEW, CARSON, AMANDA and DUNCAN, JENNIFER SARAH, 2018. Veterinary Record.
• LIMA, ELIANA, HOPKINS, THOMAS, GURNEY, EMMA, SHORTALL, ORLA, LOVATT, FIONA, DAVIES, PEERS, WILLIAMSON, GEORGE and KALER, JASMEET,, 2018. PLoS ONE. 13,

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Fiona is involved in undergraduate teaching across all aspects of clinical sheep production medicine. She has developed a number of CPD courses for veterinarians in the UK and abroad as well as training sessions and workshops for sheep farmers.

In 2018 she was awarded a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

• LOVATT, FIONA, DUNCAN, JENNIFER and HINDE, DAVINIA,, 2018. In Practice. 41, 23-33
• GASCOIGNE, EMILY, MORGAN, ERIC RENE, LOVATT, FIONA and VINEER, HANNAH ROSE,, 2018. In Practice. 40, 334-347
• STOKES, JESSICA ELEANOR, TARLINTON, RACHAEL EUGENIE, LOVATT, FIONA, BAYLIS, MATTHEW, CARSON, AMANDA and DUNCAN, JENNIFER SARAH, 2018. Veterinary Record.
• LIMA, ELIANA, HOPKINS, THOMAS, GURNEY, EMMA, SHORTALL, ORLA, LOVATT, FIONA, DAVIES, PEERS, WILLIAMSON, GEORGE and KALER, JASMEET,, 2018. PLoS ONE. 13,
• GASCOIGNE, EMILY, BAZELEY, KATRINE and LOVATT, FIONA, 2017. Small Ruminant Research. 151,
• COOPER, S., HUNTLEY, S. J., CRUMP, R., LOVATT, F. and GREEN, L. E., 2016. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 125, 89-98
• LOVATT, F.M., GENEVER, L., GLOVER, M.J. and HENRY, J.,, 2016. Veterinary Record. 178,
• GASCOIGNE, EMILY and LOVATT, FIONA, 2015. In Practice. 37(8), 401
• LOVATT, FIONA, 2015. Veterinary Record. 176(25), 644-647
• SMITH, E. M., WILLIS, Z. N., BLAKELEY, M., LOVATT, F., PURDY, K. J. and GREEN, L. E., 2015. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(10), 7025-7033
• WALL, RICHARD and LOVATT, FIONA, 2015. In Practice. 37(4), 181
• LOVATT, F., 2014. VETERINARY MEDICINES Differing challenges of antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 175(6), 152-+
• LOVATT, F., STEVENSON, H. and DAVIES, I., 2014. Sudden death in sheep: In Practice In Practice. 36(8),
• LOVATT, F. M. and HOELZEL, A. R., 2014. Impact on Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Genetic Diversity from Two Parallel Population Bottlenecks Founded from a Common Source: Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Biology. 41(2), 240-250
• LOVATT, F., 2013. Ovine obstetrics: aiming for a healthy ewe and lamb: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 172(21), 552-553
• LOVATT, F., STATHAM, J. and LLOYD, C., 2013. Liver fluke CPD in the regions: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 173(19),
• LOVATT, F. M., 2013. The increasing threat of liver fluke Livestock. 18(5), 181-188
• LOVATT, F.M., 2013. Interactive session- the cost of footrot on measures of productivity in ewes At: Rotorua, New Zealand
• LOVATT, F.M., 2013. A pilot study on the value of fallen stock necropsy to sheep farmers, with an emphasis on ewe mortality At: Rotorua, New Zealand
• LOVATT, F. M. and STRUGNELL, B. W., 2013. An observational study involving ewe postmortem examination at a fallen stock collection centre to inform flock health interventions: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 172(19),
• LOVATT, F., 2012. Joint lavage in the treatment of ovine septic pedal arthritis: In Practice In Practice. 34(6), 348-+
• LOVATT, F. M., BARKER, W. J. W., BROWN, D. and SPOONER, R. K., 2012. Case-control study of orf in preweaned lambs and an assessment of the financial impact of the disease: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 170(26),
• LOVATT, F., 2011. Sheep welfare and provision of CPD: Veterinary Record Veterinary Record. 168(2), 57-58
• LOVATT, F.M., 2011. Demonstration of Reading Univeristy's model for footrot in ewes: Proceedings of the Sheep Veterinary Society 35, 67
• LOVATT, F. M. and HOELZEL, A. R., 2011. The impact of population bottlenecks on fluctuating asymmetry and morphological variance in two separate populations of reindeer on the island of South Georgia: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 102(4), 798-811
• LOVATT, F.M., 2010. Attempting to model the cost of foot-rot in ewes: Proceedings of the Sheep Veterinary Society 34, 91-94
• LOVATT, F. M., 2010. Clinical examination of sheep: Small Ruminant Research Small Ruminant Research. 92(1-3), 72-77
• LOVATT, F.M. and GREEN, L. E., 2009. Observational study of clinical signs associated with different treatments for acute mastitis in ewes - abstract At: Stavanger, Norway
• LOVATT, F.M. and MITCHELL, A., 2008. Health and safety considerations for pregnant farm animal vets: In Practice - Journal of Veterinary Postgraduate Clinical ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ In Practice - Journal of Veterinary Postgraduate Clinical ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. 30, 573-575
• LOVATT, F.M., 2005. Investigation of pasteurellosis outbreaks - the reality of getting vets on farms and the consequent welfare implications At: Pitlochry, Scotland
• LOVATT, F.M., 2005. Flock Health Initiatives in practice in Northern England At: Crete, Greece
• LOVATT, F.M., 2004. Developing Flock Health Plans: In Practice - Journal of Veterinary Postgraduate Clinical ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ In Practice - Journal of Veterinary Postgraduate Clinical ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. 26(6), 290-295
• MCAULIFFE, L, HATCHELL, FM, AYLING, RD, KING, AIM and NICHOLAS, RAJ, 2003. VETERINARY RECORD. 153(22), 687-688
• HATCHELL, F.M., 2002. A successful farm vet partnership Proceedings of the Sheep Veterinary Society. 59-60