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Dr Christine Moinard: Profile
Christine Moinard (opens in new window)
Research Interests
My main research interest has been in poultry welfare and environmental enrichment. My PhD was on the welfare of laying hens in battery cages.
Thereafter I have worked on three major postdoctoral research projects looking into 1) Effect of additional UV light and turkey production, 2) Epidemiological survey of tail biting occurrence in pigs in England and 3) Laying hens ability to fly; implications for non-cage system.
Since starting at SAC, I've worked on a variety of farm animal issues (pre-, post-natal stress, laying hen production, extensive farming systems).
Teaching
My primary function is to look after the MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare on behalf of the University of Edinburgh. You can link to MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare in the Related Links Section on the right of the page.
Selected Publications
- Paul, E.S., Moinard, C., Green, L.E., Mendl, M. (2007) Farmers’ attitudes to methods for controlling tail-biting in pigs. Veterinary Record, 160: 803-805. Full Text
- O’Reilly, K.M., Harris, M.J., Mendl, M., Held, S., Moinard, C., Statham, P., Marchant-Forde, J., Green, L.E. (2006) Factors associated with preweaning mortality on commercial pig farms in England and Wales. Veterinary Record, 156: 193-196. Full Text
- Jarvis,S., Moinard,C., Robson,S.K., Baxter,E., Ormandy,E., Douglas,A.J., Seckl,J.R., Russell,J.A. & Lawrence,A.B. 2006. Programming the offspring of the pig by prenatal social stress: Neuroendocrine activity and behaviour. Hormones and Behavior 49, 68-80. Full Text
- Moinard C., Statham P. and Green P.R. (2005) Visual fixation of a landing perch by chickens. Experimental Brain Research, 162: 165-171. Full Text
- Moinard, C., Rutherford, K.M.D., Haskell, M.J., McCorquodale, C., Jones, R.B. (2005). Effects of obstructed take-off and landing perches on the flight accuracy of laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 93, 81-95. Full Text
- Moinard C., Statham P. and Green P.R (2004) Control of landing flight by laying hens: implications for the design of extensive housing systems. British Poultry Science, 45: 578-584. Full Text