Some of our key research areas are highlighted below.
Infectious disease monitoring and prevention
We're investigating equine preventative health care using electronic health records. Additionally, we're enhancing surveillance for strangles, a significant equine disease, while improving understanding of diagnostic decision-making and disease management.
Antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance
In collaboration with microbiology researchers, we're conducting antimicrobial resistance surveillance, examining antimicrobial resistance patterns in equine medicine. This is being delivered through the reporting and analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) results.
Find out more about our research in antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
We also contribute to antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance through participation in the British Equine Veterinary Association Monitor Me initiative, supporting national efforts to understand and improve antimicrobial prescribing practices in equine veterinary medicine.
In addition, benchmarking dashboards are provided to participating veterinary practices, enabling them to review and monitor their antimicrobial use and prescribing patterns in a quantifiable and contextualised manner, supporting responsible use and antimicrobial stewardship through data-driven insights.
Parasitic diseases and management
Partnering with parasitology researchers, we're assessing the use of diagnostic tests and anthelmintics in equine medicine.
Equine welfare and non-infectious diseases
We're exploring conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders, neoplasia, lameness, and metabolic diseases, as well as the use of diagnostics and treatment outcomes in veterinary practice.