Webinar: Sustainability and health by MA Healthcare Virtual

About This Webinar

Improved cattle breeding, nutrition and management have allowed for significant productivity gains and reductions in both resource use and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of milk or meat over past decades, however, there is little data available upon the sustainability impacts of animal health. This talk will discuss the impacts of cattle health on productivity, economics, greenhouse gas emissions and consumer perceptions of livestock production, offering ideas as to how we can continue to improve livestock sustainability through cattle health and how we can communicate these improvements to the consumer.

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Presenter

Dr Jude L Capper

Livestock Sustainability Consultant

Jude L. Capper, PhD ARAgS is an independent Livestock Sustainability Consultant based in Oxfordshire, UK, who undertook her BSc (Agriculture with Animal Science) and PhD (Ruminant Nutrition and Behaviour) at Harper Adams University College (UK), followed by post-doctoral research at Cornell University (USA) and a faculty position at Washington State University (USA). Jude's research focuses on modelling the sustainability of livestock production systems, specifically dairy and beef, including quantifying changes made by improving productivity or adopting differing management practices. She is also currently working on projects relating to the impacts of medicines use on UK beef farms and the national and global impacts of livestock health and welfare on system sustainability. In addition to her research, Jude is the Chair of the Route Panel for Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care for the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education; and is on the board of the National Beef Association. Jude's research focuses on modelling the sustainability of livestock production systems, specifically dairy and beef, including quantifying changes made by improving productivity or adopting differing management practices. She is also currently working on projects relating to the impacts of medicines use on UK beef farms and the national and global impacts of livestock health and welfare on system sustainability.